[SOLVED] How do I deal with certificates using cURL while trying to access an HTTPS url?

Issue

I am getting the following error using curl:

curl: (77) error setting certificate verify locations:
  CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
  CApath: none

How do I set this certificate verify locations?

Solution

This error is related to a missing package: ca-certificates. Install it.

In Ubuntu Linux (and similar distro):

# apt-get install ca-certificates

In CygWin via Apt-Cyg

# apt-cyg install ca-certificates

In Arch Linux (Raspberry Pi)

# pacman -S ca-certificates

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The documentation tells:

This package includes PEM files of CA certificates to allow SSL-based applications to check for the authenticity of SSL connections.

As seen at: Debian -- Details of package ca-certificates in squeeze

Answered By - Rubens Mariuzzo

Answer Checked By - David Goodson (WPSolving Volunteer)