Git ssl error on windows

Question

I keep getting the following error when attempting to clone a git repository using ssl on windows:

error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed

The ssl certificate hierarchy is trusted (the issuer certificate is added to Trusted Root Certificate Authorities) and I can browse to the hosting site (a private instance of Gitorious) without ssl errors. I've tried cloning on Windows 7 and on Windows Server 2008 and it's failed both times.

Anyone got any ideas?

Answer 1

Git Apparently not take certificates saved in windows, you have to specify what editing the path to the certificate file .gitconfig

gitconfig location:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc

Add the line (replace with the path to file and yourCertificate.ctr with the name to your certificate):

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[help]
    format = html
[http]
    sslVerify = true
    sslCAinfo = C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/curl-ca-bundle.crt
    sslCAinfo = [route]/yourCertificate.crt
[sendemail]
    smtpserver = /bin/msmtp.exe

[diff "astextplain"]
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and try again..