I'm trying to download a file from jira server using an URL but I'm getting an error. how to include certificate in the code to verify?
Error:
Error: unable to verify the first certificate in nodejs
at Error (native)
at TLSSocket.<anonymous> (_tls_wrap.js:929:36)
at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:104:17)
at TLSSocket._finishInit (_tls_wrap.js:460:8)
My Nodejs code:
var https = require("https");
var fs = require('fs');
var options = {
host: 'jira.example.com',
path: '/secure/attachment/206906/update.xlsx'
};
https.get(options, function (http_res) {
var data = "";
http_res.on("data", function (chunk) {
data += chunk;
});
http_res.on("end", function () {
var file = fs.createWriteStream("file.xlsx");
data.pipe(file);
});
});
This is always going to be a much safer option than just blindly accepting unauthorised end points, which should in turn only be used as a last resort.
This can be as simple as adding
require('https').globalAgent.options.ca = require('ssl-root-cas/latest').create();
to your application.
The SSL Root CAs npm package (as used here) is a very useful package regarding this problem.