Verified Developer Solution • 100% OfflineFix "self signed certificate in certificate chain"
Resolve Node.js SSL handshake failures when connecting to internal corporate networks.
Your app throws `self signed certificate in certificate chain`. This happens frequently in corporate networks that use SSL interception proxies, or when testing against local dev servers with self-signed certs.
For development, you can bypass this via an environment variable. For production, you must obtain the corporate Root CA certificate and tell Node.js to trust it.
Code Standard: Bad Pattern vs Verified Fix
Live Syntax1// ❌ Bad: Insecure bypass (Dev only)2process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0';3 4// ✅ Good: Add corporate CA to global agent5require('https').globalAgent.options.ca = fs.readFileSync('corp-ca.crt');Test and resolve this using X.509 Certificate & CSR Decoder
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q:Why does curl work but Node fails?
Your OS or curl might have the corporate CA installed in their trust store. Node.js uses its own hardcoded Mozilla trust store.
Q:How do I inspect the self-signed cert?
Use our Certificate Decoder to inspect the issuer and confirm it's your corporate proxy.