[BUG] VLC has issues with SSL certificated

[mikeboehm]

Under some circumstances, VLC cannot open HTTPS streams

OS: OS X 10.9.2,
VLC Version: 2.1.4 Rincewind

When trying to play files in VLC, using the web interface, I got the following error
Error

[0x7f9f22905200] gnutls tls client error: TLS session: access denied
[0x7f9f22905200] gnutls tls client error: Certificate could not be verified
[0x7f9f22905200] gnutls tls client error: Certificate's signer was not found
[0x7f9f22905200] main tls client error: TLS client session handshake error
[0x7f9f21791f20] access_http access error: cannot establish HTTP/TLS session
[0x7f9f229065b0] main input error: open of `https://soundcloud.hs.llnwd.net/nhvGze2OIJ61.128.mp3?[url parameters]' failed
[0x7f9f229065b0] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[0x7f9f229065b0] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'https://soundcloud.hs.llnwd.net/nhvGze2OIJ61.128.mp3?[url parameters]'. Check the log for details.

Workaround
Visit the the stream URL in your browser and export the CA certificate to
~/Library/Preferences/org.videolan.vlc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

Steps

1. In Safari, visit the stream URL
2. Click on the 'https' badge in the URL bar
3. 'Show Certificate'
4. Click the parent certificate eg "Equifax Secure Certificate Authority"
5. In the details pane, drag the certficate icon to your Desktop
6. cat ~/Desktop/cat ~/Desktop/Equifax\ Secure\ Certificate\ Authority.cer > ~/Library/Preferences/org.videolan.vlc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
7. Restart python app

Notes
For me, ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt didn't exist