- 1 year ago
How to get Node to trust root certs in my Windows OS certificate store?
To get Node.js to trust root certificates in your Windows OS certificate store, you can follow these steps:
- Install the
win-ca
module: Open a command prompt or terminal and run the following command to install thewin-ca
module globally:
shellnpm install -g win-ca
- Run the
win-ca
command: After installing thewin-ca
module, run the following command in the command prompt or terminal:
shellwin-ca
This command will import the root certificates from the Windows OS certificate store into Node.js.
- Verify the certificates: You can verify that the root certificates have been imported by running a Node.js program that requires an HTTPS connection. If the program is able to establish the connection without any certificate errors, it means that the root certificates have been successfully imported.
Please note that the win-ca
module works by modifying the Node.js https.globalAgent.options.ca
array. It imports the root certificates from the Windows certificate store and appends them to the existing array of trusted certificates in Node.js.
It's important to keep your root certificates up to date and periodically run the win-ca
command to ensure that Node.js trusts the latest root certificates from the Windows OS certificate store.
Additionally, make sure you have the necessary permissions to modify the certificate store on your Windows system. Running the command prompt or terminal as an administrator may be required in some cases.