why does mechanize hate me?

stacktrace

OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server certificate B: certificate verify failed
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/net-http-persistent-2.3.3/lib/net/http/persistent/ssl_reuse.rb:70:in `connect'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/net-http-persistent-2.3.3/lib/net/http/persistent/ssl_reuse.rb:70:in `block in connect'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0/lib/ruby/1.9.1/timeout.rb:54:in `timeout'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0/lib/ruby/1.9.1/timeout.rb:99:in `timeout'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/net-http-persistent-2.3.3/lib/net/http/persistent/ssl_reuse.rb:70:in `connect'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:755:in `do_start'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:750:in `start'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/net-http-persistent-2.3.3/lib/net/http/persistent.rb:405:in `connection_for'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/net-http-persistent-2.3.3/lib/net/http/persistent.rb:616:in `request'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/mechanize-2.1/lib/mechanize/http/agent.rb:264:in `fetch'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/mechanize-2.1/lib/mechanize/http/agent.rb:853:in `response_redirect'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/mechanize-2.1/lib/mechanize/http/agent.rb:298:in `fetch'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/mechanize-2.1/lib/mechanize/http/agent.rb:853:in `response_redirect'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/mechanize-2.1/lib/mechanize/http/agent.rb:298:in `fetch'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/mechanize-2.1/lib/mechanize.rb:319:in `get'
    /home/zzak/work/whatever/test/whatever/test_whatever.rb:15:in `block in test_something'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/bundler/gems/vcr-11c8fb97ced4/lib/vcr/util/variable_args_block_caller.rb:9:in `call'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/bundler/gems/vcr-11c8fb97ced4/lib/vcr/util/variable_args_block_caller.rb:9:in `call_block'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/bundler/gems/vcr-11c8fb97ced4/lib/vcr.rb:142:in `use_cassette'
    /home/zzak/work/whatever/test/whatever/test_whatever.rb:14:in `test_something'
    /home/zzak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@whatever/gems/mocha-0.10.2/lib/mocha/integration/mini_test/version_230_to_262.rb:28:in `run'

test_whatever.rb

require 'bundler/setup'
require 'fakeweb'
require 'mechanize'
require 'minitest/autorun'
require 'mocha'
require 'vcr'

VCR.configure { |c|
  c.cassette_library_dir = 'fixtures/vcr_cassettes'
  c.hook_into :fakeweb
}


class MyTest < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
    
  def setup
    @agent = Mechanize.new
    @agent.ca_file = '/usr/lib/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'
    @agent.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
  end

  def test_something
    VCR.use_cassette('something') do
      form = @agent.get("http://whatever").forms[1]
      assert_equal ["field1", "field2", "field3"],form.fields.collect(&:name)
    end
  end
end

I'm having similar issues. Mechanize appears to be ignoring any changes to verify_mode as well as when I add a CA. Any luck?

Are you trying to use it with VCR?

If so see drbrain/net-http-persistent#13

Nope, just writing a script that parses a local HTTPS site.

Try using Mechanize 2.0.x?

I tried using

agent.ca_file = ca_path

on OSX, ruby 1.9.3 with rvm and had no luck. (same SSL error)

Then, I changed it to

ca_path = File.expand_path "./cacert.pem" 
agent.agent.http.ca_file = ca_path

and I was able to access the HTTPS site.

Works with 2.0.1, Thanks man.

Also, did you try master?