Android Studio Gradle build failed. Error:Cause: peer not authenticated

Question

I have already created one project and gradle sync worked successfully.

When I try to create another project it fails and gives the error message that

Answer 1

This error says that you're trying to connect using HTTPS protocol, but your client unable to validate server's certificate - usually because it is self signed.

Connect to https://jcenter.bintray.com with your browser, and check the certificate chain. The root certificate should be issued by GeoTrust Global CA. If it's not the case, your Internet Provider or your employer perform MITM to your HTTPS connections.

If you trust them, the simple workaround will be to add those self-signed certificates into JDK's cacerts keystore. Examples for how to do that: Windows; Linux/Mac.