connect: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server certificate B: certificate verify failed (OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError)

Question

I\'m having a terrible time getting SSL to verify a certificate. I\'m completely ignorant on how certificates work so that\'s a major handicap to begin with. Here\'s the error

Answer 1

You need to provide the private key file that goes along with your certificate.

http.auth.ssl.cert_key_file = "mycert.pem"

If your private key file is encrypted, you'll need to supply the password too:

http.auth.ssl.cert_key_password = "foobar"