How can i connect via ssl, https Node.js?

Question

Please, how can i connect via ssl, https Node.js? Here's my code:

var Client = require('node-rest-client').Client;
client = new Client();
var headers = {
      //"Accept": "application/json",
      "Authorization": "Bearer "+sails.config.myGlobalVariables.access_token,
    };
    var args = {
      headers: headers,
    };

    process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "0";
    client.get("https://localhost:9443/oauth2/userinfo?schema=openid", args, function(data,response) {
      // parsed response body as js object
      //console.log(data.clienteCollection.cliente); //Prueba de listado de clientes recorrer JSON
      // raw response
      //console.log(response);
      //console.log(data.name);
      //req.session.nombreCompleto = data.name;
      //console.log(data);

      res.view('index',{
        nombreCompleto: data.name,
      });
    });

I'm using the library node-rest-client and Sails.js. I do not want to place: process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "0"; Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Following node-rest-client and nodejs https.request documentation you could pass your CA in PEM format in options hash when creating a new client. You have to use a chained cert therefore. Otherwise you could use a cert signed by a well known "root" CA which is trusted by node.js.

new Client({
  connection: {
    ca: fs.readFileSync('ca.pem'),
  }
});

As described in this issue node.js does not use the operation systems trust store but uses a statically compiled, manually updated, hardcoded list of certificate authorities.