[SOLVED] Failed getting certificate: "FAILED:self-signed certificate"

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Damien Touraine
Messages: 13
Registration: Nov 13, 2025 - 10:02

November 18, 2025 - 09:31

Hello,

We have several machines with packages that are marked "NEED-INSTALL".
When I look at the nginx logs on the server, I see a line: "CN=??? FAILED:self-signed certificate - "... (the ??? replace the agent machine name).
If I understand correctly, nginx expects the client to send it a certificate signed by an authority. But where could this certificate come from?
Best regards,
Damien
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blemoigne
Messages: 178
Registration: July 17, 2020 - 11:29

November 21, 2025 - 1:42 PM

Good morning,
The certificate is issued by the WAPT server upon agent registration. The issuing authority for these client certificates is specified in the nginx configuration, for example:

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ssl_client_certificate "/opt/wapt/conf/ca-srvwapt.blemoigne.lan.crt";
Best regards,
Bertrand
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Damien Touraine
Messages: 13
Registration: Nov 13, 2025 - 10:02

November 26, 2025 - 11:20

Hello,

Thank you.
In the nginx configuration, ssl_client_certificate correctly points to the server's certificate (/opt/wapt/conf/ca-???.crt - replace ??? with the server's FQDN).
So, it seems the certificate authority is correct, right?

Best regards,
Damien
PS: WAPT server version 2.6.0.147392 on Linux Debian bookworm
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blemoigne
Messages: 178
Registration: July 17, 2020 - 11:29

November 26, 2025 - 11:58 AM

Good morning,
Yes, so that means there's a problem with the agent's registration on the server. If the certificate remains self-signed, the agent isn't registered on the server.
Therefore, one of the agents in question would need to be debugged.
As administrator (or as system with "psexec -s -i cmd" if the registration is done via Kerberos):

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wapt-get register -ldebug
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Damien Touraine
Messages: 13
Registration: Nov 13, 2025 - 10:02

November 28, 2025 - 1:26 PM

Good morning,

Thank you for your help.

Here is what the command displays (the log file is below):

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PS C:\Windows\system32> wapt-get register -ldebug
[DEBUG] Logging TSynLog with level=debug to C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\log\wapt-get.log
2025-11-28 09:43:11,330 DEBUG Default encoding : utf-8
2025-11-28 09:43:11,330 DEBUG Caller: ['', 'register', '-ldebug']
2025-11-28 09:43:11,336 DEBUG Python path ['C:\\Program Files (x86)\\wapt', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\wapt\\python39.zip', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\wapt', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\wapt\\DLLs', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\wapt\\lib\\site-packages', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\wapt\\lib\\site-packages\\win32', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\wapt\\lib\\site-packages\\win32\\lib', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\wapt\\lib\\site-packages\\Pythonwin']
2025-11-28 09:43:11,336 INFO Using local waptservice configuration C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\wapt-get.ini
2025-11-28 09:43:11,337 DEBUG Config file: C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\wapt-get.ini
2025-11-28 09:43:11,337 INFO Using openssl OpenSSL 3.5.1 1 Jul 2025
2025-11-28 09:43:11,337 DEBUG Thread 8792 is connecting to wapt db
Using config file: C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\wapt-get.ini
2025-11-28 09:43:11,347 INFO User Groups:[]
2025-11-28 09:43:11,347 DEBUG Using host certificate C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.pem for repo global auth
2025-11-28 09:43:11,347 INFO WAPT base directory : C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt
Registering host against server: https://serveur_wapt
2025-11-28 09:43:11,347 DEBUG Loading ssl context with cert C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.crt and key C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.pem
2025-11-28 09:43:11,347 DEBUG Starting new HTTPS connection (1): serveur_wapt:443
2025-11-28 09:43:11,504 DEBUG https://serveur_wapt:443 "HEAD /ping HTTP/11" 200 0
2025-11-28 09:43:11,504 DEBUG Starting new HTTPS connection (1): serveur_wapt:443
2025-11-28 09:43:11,631 DEBUG https://serveur_wapt:443 "HEAD /ping HTTP/11" 200 0
2025-11-28 09:43:11,649 DEBUG Thread 8792 is connecting to wapt db
2025-11-28 09:43:11,695 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,695 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,695 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,695 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,695 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,695 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,710 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,712 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,712 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,712 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,712 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,712 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,712 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,726 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,726 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,726 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,726 DEBUG Stores cert chain check in cache
2025-11-28 09:43:11,726 DEBUG Using host certificate C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.pem for repo wapt auth
2025-11-28 09:43:11,726 INFO Main repository: https://serveur_wapt/wapt
2025-11-28 09:43:11,743 DEBUG Using host certificate C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.pem for repo wapt-host auth
2025-11-28 09:43:11,758 DEBUG wapt_status timing: 0.10861897468566895 s
2025-11-28 09:43:11,774 DEBUG host_capabilities timing: 0.016238927841186523 s
20251128 08431242  ! rotat wapt-get 2.6.0.17392 TSynLog 2.3.11000 {4 1.80 1.18 13 3.9GB/8GB 4f7c1901}
20251128 08431242  !  +    TWaptServer.HttpRequest URL https://serveur_wapt/add_host_kerberos
20251128 08431243  ! debug      Get httpclient
20251128 08431243  !  +         TWaptServer.GetHttpClient(add_host_kerberos)
20251128 08431243  !  +                 InitHttpTlsContext(TLSContext 2387672, Url https://serveur_wapt, ServerCABundle C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\ssl\server\racine.crt, ClientCertificatePath , ClientPrivateKeyPath , OnGetPrivateKeyPassword 29355088, OnPeerCertValidate 29355068)
20251128 08431243  !  -                 00.000.029
20251128 08431253  !  -         00.156.042
20251128 08431253  ! debug      mormot.net.client.THttpClientSocket(06d36a28) done httpclient
Please get login for login:
73-admin-mazziniad
Password:
2025-11-28 09:44:53,056 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,056 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,056 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,056 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,072 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,072 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,072 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,072 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,088 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,088 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,104 INFO Got signed certificate from server. Issuer: serveur_wapt. CN: depot-secondaire
.HttpRequest URL https://serveur_wapt/add_host
20251128 08445248  ! debug      Get httpclient
20251128 08445248  !  +         TWaptServer.GetHttpClient(add_host)
20251128 08445248  !  +                 InitHttpTlsContext(TLSContext 2387672, Url https://serveur_wapt, ServerCABundle C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\ssl\server\racine.crt, ClientCertificatePath , ClientPrivateKeyPath , OnGetPrivateKeyPassword 29355088, OnPeerCertValidate 29355068)
20251128 08445248  !  -                 00.000.008
20251128 08445253  !  -         00.081.663
20251128 08445253  ! debug      mormot.net.client.THttpClientSocket(06d36a28) done httpclient
20251128 08445303  !  -    00.278.987
2025-11-28 09:44:53,525 INFO Save host key to C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.pem
2025-11-28 09:44:53,541 INFO Save host cert to C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.crt
2025-11-28 09:44:53,541 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,541 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,541 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,541 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,556 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,556 DEBUG DB Start transaction
2025-11-28 09:44:53,556 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,556 DEBUG DB commit
2025-11-28 09:44:53,556 DEBUG Using host certificate C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.pem for repo global auth
2025-11-28 09:44:53,556 DEBUG Using host certificate C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.pem for repo wapt auth
2025-11-28 09:44:53,572 DEBUG Using host certificate C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\depot-secondaire.pem for repo wapt-host auth
Host correctly registered against server https://serveur_wapt.

PS C:\Windows\system32>
Here is the log file:

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C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\wapt-get.exe 2.6.0.17392 (2025-07-28 18:48:52)
Host=SRV-EWAP-30-731 User=admin-local CPU=4xIntel(R)Xeon(R)Silver4210CPU@2.20GHz[13.7MB](x86)*9-6-21767:fffb8b1f0332dafea9679fd100080000000400bc OS=25.0=10.0.20348 Wow64=1 Freq=1000000
Environment variables=ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData	APPDATA=C:\Users\admin-local\AppData\Roaming	CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files	CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files	CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files	COMPUTERNAME=SRV-EWAP-30-731	ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe	CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_NO_LEGACY=1	DEFLOGDIR=C:\ProgramData\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Logs	DriverData=C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData	GOOGLE_API_KEY=no	GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID=no	GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET=no	HOMEDRIVE=C:	HOMEPATH=\Users\admin-local	LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\admin-local\AppData\Local	LOGONSERVER=\\DC-AT-01	NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=4	OPENSSL_CONF=C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\openssl.cnf	OS=Windows_NT	Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\DLLs;C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\lib\site-packages\win32;C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\;C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\DLLs;C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\lib\site-packages\win32;C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\DLLs;C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\lib\site-packages;C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt	PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.CPL	PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86	PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432=AMD64	PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel	PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6	PROCESSOR_REVISION=5507	ProgramData=C:\ProgramData	ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files (x86)	ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)	ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files	PSModulePath=C:\Users\admin-local\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules	PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public	SystemDrive=C:	SystemRoot=C:\Windows	TEMP=C:\Users\ADMIN-~1\AppData\Local\Temp	TMP=C:\Users\ADMIN-~1\AppData\Local\Temp	USERDNSDOMAIN=AD.INT	USERDOMAIN=AD	USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE=AD	USERNAME=admin-local	USERPROFILE=C:\Users\admin-local	windir=C:\Windows
TSynLog 2.3.11000 2025-11-28T08:43:12

20251128 08431242  ! rotat wapt-get 2.6.0.17392 TSynLog 2.3.11000 {4 1.80 1.18 13 3.9GB/8GB 4f7c1901}
20251128 08431242  !  +    TWaptServer.HttpRequest URL https://serveur_wapt/add_host_kerberos
20251128 08431243  ! debug 	Get httpclient
20251128 08431243  !  +    	TWaptServer.GetHttpClient(add_host_kerberos)
20251128 08431243  !  +    		InitHttpTlsContext(TLSContext 2387672, Url https://serveur_wapt, ServerCABundle C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\ssl\server\racine.crt, ClientCertificatePath , ClientPrivateKeyPath , OnGetPrivateKeyPassword 29355088, OnPeerCertValidate 29355068)
20251128 08431243  !  -    		00.000.029
20251128 08431253  !  -    	00.156.042
20251128 08431253  ! debug 	mormot.net.client.THttpClientSocket(06d36a28) done httpclient
20251128 08431629  !  -    03.782.244
20251128 08445248  !  +    TWaptServer.HttpRequest URL https://serveur_wapt/add_host
20251128 08445248  ! debug 	Get httpclient
20251128 08445248  !  +    	TWaptServer.GetHttpClient(add_host)
20251128 08445248  !  +    		InitHttpTlsContext(TLSContext 2387672, Url https://serveur_wapt, ServerCABundle C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\ssl\server\racine.crt, ClientCertificatePath , ClientPrivateKeyPath , OnGetPrivateKeyPassword 29355088, OnPeerCertValidate 29355068)
20251128 08445248  !  -    		00.000.008
20251128 08445253  !  -    	00.081.663
20251128 08445253  ! debug 	mormot.net.client.THttpClientSocket(06d36a28) done httpclient
20251128 08445303  !  -    00.278.987
20251128 08445335  ! info  wapt-get terminate
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Damien Touraine
Messages: 13
Registration: Nov 13, 2025 - 10:02

December 15, 2025 - 6:14 PM

Good morning,
To complete the diagnosis, here is the error message:

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THttpClientSocket.WGet: HEAD server.domaine:80/remote-repo-http_2.6.0.17346-10_x64_windows_PROD.wapt failed as 401 Unauthorized
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1662, in run
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptservice\waptservice_common.py", line 881, in run
    self._run()
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptservice\waptservice_common.py", line 1403, in _run
    self.result = self.wapt.download_packages(self.packagenames, usecache=self.usecache, printhook=self.printhook)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\common.py", line 5712, in download_packages
    res = self.get_repo(entry.repo).download_packages(entry,
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptpackage.py", line 4679, in download_packages
    raise e
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptpackage.py", line 4660, in download_packages
    fullpackagepath = waptwget(
Exception: THttpClientSocket.WGet: HEAD server.domaine:80/remote-repo-http_2.6.0.17346-10_x64_windows_PROD.wapt failed as 401 Unauthorized

Exception: THttpClientSocket.WGet: HEAD server.domaine:80/remote-repo-http_2.6.0.17346-10_x64_windows_PROD.wapt failed as 401 Unauthorized
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1662, in run
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptservice\waptservice_common.py", line 881, in run
    self._run()
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptservice\waptservice_common.py", line 1403, in _run
    self.result = self.wapt.download_packages(self.packagenames, usecache=self.usecache, printhook=self.printhook)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\common.py", line 5712, in download_packages
    res = self.get_repo(entry.repo).download_packages(entry,
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptpackage.py", line 4679, in download_packages
    raise e
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptpackage.py", line 4660, in download_packages
    fullpackagepath = waptwget(
Exception: THttpClientSocket.WGet: HEAD server.domaine:80/remote-repo-http_2.6.0.17346-10_x64_windows_PROD.wapt failed as 401 Unauthorized
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December 16, 2025 - 09:01

Hello Damien,
damien.touraine wrote: ↑Dec 15, 2025 - 6:14 PM To complete the diagnosis, here is the error message:

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THttpClientSocket.WGet: HEAD server.domaine:80/remote-repo-http_2.6.0.17346-10_x64_windows_PROD.wapt failed as 401 Unauthorized
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
Could you have a `repo_url=xxxxxx:80` (port 80) in your `wapt-get.ini` file? The repository is also authenticated via SSL client; it should be port 443 or another SSL port configured on the Nginx server.

Sincerely,

Denis
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Damien Touraine
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Registration: Nov 13, 2025 - 10:02

December 16, 2025 - 1:11 PM

Good morning,

Here is the machine's configuration file:

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wapt-get.ini;[global]
wapt-get.ini;use_hostpackages=1
wapt-get.ini;peercache_enable=1
wapt-get.ini;use_kerberos=1
wapt-get.ini;use_fqdn_as_uuid=1
wapt-get.ini;use_ad_groups=1
wapt-get.ini;use_repo_rules=1
wapt-get.ini;allow_remote_reboot=1
wapt-get.ini;allow_remote_shutdown=1
wapt-get.ini;max_gpo_script_wait=180
wapt-get.ini;pre_shutdown_timeout=180
wapt-get.ini;hiberboot_enabled=0
wapt-get.ini;repo_url=https://server.domaine/wapt
wapt-get.ini;wapt_server=https://server.domaine
wapt-get.ini;verify_cert=C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\ssl\server\racine.crt
wapt-get.ini;spn_domain=DOMAIN
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Damien
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Damien Touraine
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Registration: Nov 13, 2025 - 10:02

December 16, 2025 - 1:49 PM

Hello,
We have found the source of the error: the secondary repository path was using http and not https.
You can close the issue.
Best regards,
Damien
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