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Fix OpenSSL certificate errors on Ruby 2.0

The reason why you might get certificate errors in Ruby 2.0 when talking HTTPS is because there isn't a default certificate bundle that OpenSSL (which was used when building Ruby) trusts.

Update: this problem is solved in edge versions of rbenv and RVM.

$ ruby -rnet/https -e "Net::HTTP.get URI('https://github.com')"
net/http.rb:917:in `connect': SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=SSLv3
  read server certificate B: certificate verify failed (OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError)

You can work around the issue by installing a certificate bundle that you trust. I trust Mozilla and curl.

WARNING: use the below code only if you're not terribly worried about maximum security:

  1. Note that the certificate bundle below is downloaded from curl.haxx.se over HTTP not HTTPS.
  2. Keep in mind that this installs a cert bundle that will never be automatically updated if a cert gets revoked.
curl -fsSL curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem \
  -o "$(ruby -ropenssl -e 'puts OpenSSL::X509::DEFAULT_CERT_FILE')"
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help please ..

msf5 auxiliary(gather/shodan_search) > run

[-] Auxiliary failed: OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=error: certificate verify failed
[-] Call stack:
[-] /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/lib/ruby/2.4.0/net/protocol.rb:44:in connect_nonblock' [-] /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/lib/ruby/2.4.0/net/protocol.rb:44:in ssl_socket_connect'
[-] /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/lib/ruby/2.4.0/net/http.rb:948:in connect' [-] /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/lib/ruby/2.4.0/net/http.rb:887:in do_start'
[-] /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/lib/ruby/2.4.0/net/http.rb:876:in start' [-] /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/lib/ruby/2.4.0/net/http.rb:1407:in request'
[-] /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/framework/modules/auxiliary/gather/shodan_search.rb:59:in shodan_query' [-] /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/framework/modules/auxiliary/gather/shodan_search.rb:109:in run'
[*] Auxiliary module execution completed
msf5 auxiliary(gather/shodan_search) > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf5 auxiliary(gather/shodan_search) >

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