Self-signed certificates are no longer generated with >1.3

[mantas]

Looks like gem behaviour was changed significantly in 1.4+.

Previously (1.3 and older) Localhost::Authority was returning self-signed certificates. Now (1.4 and newer) seems to return certificates created using self-signed CA.

We're using this gem for testing our software compatibility with self-signed certificates. Specifically making sure self-signed certificates work with SSL verification turned off. Since certificates created self-signed CA are quite a bit different, our CI breaks with 1.4+ version of this gem.

I was wondering if it's possible to bring back the old behaviour. I'd be happy to contribute a pull request in that direction.

[ioquatix]

What interface are you using to generate the self signed certificate?

[mantas]

Localhost::Authority.fetch('localhost').certificate

[ioquatix]

Try using Localhost::Authority.new("localhost", issuer: nil).certificate instead.

[mantas]

Thank you, this approach works great!