How do I avoid the SSL error using hipchat-api on Ruby 1.9.3?

Question

I am getting the below error when I am trying to send a message or perform any action.

OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=SSLv3 read server certificate B: certificate verify failed

This error occurs only on ruby 1.9.3 p484. Works fine on 1.8.7.

I came across other similar issues(not specific to hipchat-api gem) and one of the solutions provided was to set the verify_mode to OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE. I tried it but isn't working for me or I am not sure if I am doing it right. Can anyone let me know what needs to be done..

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Looks like your SSL certificates need to be updated. If you're using RVM, you can use their tool to update. Try

 rvm osx-ssl-certs update all

See http://rvm.io/support/fixing-broken-ssl-certificates for more details on updating using RVM.

Answer 2

I Just downgraded the httparty gem to a older version(0.11.0) and that worked for me.