How do I fix certificate errors when running wget on an HTTPS URL in Cygwin?

Question

For example, running wget https://www.dropbox.com results in the following errors:

ERROR: The certificate of `www.dropbox.com\' is not trusted.
         


        

Answer 1

If you don't care about checking the validity of the certificate just add the --no-check-certificate option on the wget command-line. This worked well for me.

NOTE: This opens you up to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, and is not recommended for anything where you care about security.