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Windows: the issuer of this certificate could not be found

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#149 opened on Mar 14, 2019

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Description

This comes up when you open the certificate mkcert has generated for you. Under the tab "Certification Path" under "Certificate Status".

I've already run mkcert -install in Windows Powershell so the issuer itself should be trusted and known.

Also Edge says certificate is invalid when I use it for local development hmmm.

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Check the Windows certificate store to ensure mkcert's root CA is installed correctly. Verify by running 'certmgr.msc' and looking under 'Trusted Root Certification Authorities'. Also test with 'mkcert install' in an admin PowerShell. Consider checking for known issues with Edge's certificate validation.
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