Cert issue with github hosted package on Windows about help HOT 6 CLOSED

Are you using using ESET(Nod32) antivirus? #4375

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Are you able to reproduce on other Node.js versions, or just 20.12.2? nodejs/node@69ffc6d50d is the only Windows-related change in 20.12.2, although it doesn't seem related to your problem, but we can easily verify that by simply trying with another version.

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Node versions I tried and had the same problem: v20.12.0, v21.7.3, v20.11.1.
Which probably means there was a Windows change? I don't recall installing updates in the past two days, but maybe microsoft can install minor updates on the background.

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ESET Endpoint Security v. 11.0.2044.0.
I think that will be it. Except I cannot test because only admin can pause the protection.
Thank you for pointing me this way, I'll close this issue tomorrow if it is the ESET.

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👋 Hello! Please see also the ESET forum discussion here: https://forum.eset.com/topic/40702-eset-ssl-protection-produces-an-invalid-certificate-chain-for-nodejs-apps/.

It includes a workaround, which is to specifically disable HTTPS traffic scanning rather than entirely disabling protection, which I've tried and it did work for me. You did mention that your ESET install is administrator managed so you might not have any luck with that, but others might.

Tomorrow is going to be a fun day.

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It indeed was the ESET AV causing this issue.

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