Invoke-WebRequest: Vague error thrown, resulting from TLS issue #2942
Description
Steps to reproduce
- Run
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://internalwebsite.local(actual URL hidden for security)
Expected behavior
Web request succeeds, similar to how the web browser (eg. Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari) successfully opens the secured page.
Actual behavior
An exception is thrown:
Invoke-WebRequest : An error occurred while sending the request.
At line:1 char:1
+ Invoke-WebRequest https://internalwebsite.local
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (Method: GET, Re...rShell/6.0.0
}:HttpRequestMessage) [Invoke-WebRequest], HttpRequestException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebCmdletWebResponseException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand
When I dig into the exception, I find:
PS /> $error[0].Exception.InnerException
Peer certificate cannot be authenticated with given CA certificates
Environment data
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 6.0.0-alpha
PSEdition Core
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 3.0.0.0
GitCommitId v6.0.0-alpha.14
CLRVersion
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1Cheers,
Trevor Sullivan
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Microsoft MVP: Cloud & Data Center Management
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