request fails with Something went really wrong: Error: DEPTH_ZERO_SELF_SIGNED_CERT

[kennyg]

we use self-signed certs with an internal circleci instance. the requests fail with this error

request fails with Something went really wrong: Error: DEPTH_ZERO_SELF_SIGNED_CERT

workaround is to add this setting: process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "0"

[dylanlingelbach]

@kennyg - any suggestions on what we should do other than the workaround you suggest?

I don't think handling this in the code makes sense in general, for security reasons.

[kennyg]

@dylanlingelbach It's not a great suggestion, but, perhaps an environment variable to allow self signed certs? the circleci instance i'm using is hosted internally and uses a self-signed cert.

I found the workaround via this link, request/request#418

[dylanlingelbach]

@kennyg - I would need to test that passing rejectUnauthorized: false to the requests would work. But what is the advantage to an environment variable for that instead of just setting process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "0"?