#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Certificate errors on every site -- NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID Fix : Trust the inspection proxy properly, or exempt what breaks Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-browser-cert Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 30 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX The issuer is a known firewall or antivirus, and only some things break. HOW TO UNDO IT Remove the imported root with Remove-Item from the certificate store. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Certificate errors on every site -- NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Trust the inspection proxy properly, or exempt what breaks' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 30 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Deploy the inspection root to the machine''s trusted root store -- by Group Policy on a domain, or by hand on a standalone machine.' -Command { Import-Certificate -FilePath C:\corp-root.cer -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\Root } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Remember that several applications do not use the Windows trust store at all. Firefox has its own, and Java, Node.js, Python and git each carry their own bundle.' -Why 'This is why "it works in Edge but not in our application" is so common with inspection proxies. Each of those needs the root adding separately, or the endpoint exempting from inspection.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Exempt certificate-pinned services from inspection on the firewall -- Microsoft 365, Windows Update and most banking sites will fail no matter what is trusted, because they check for exactly the certificate they expect.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Document which endpoints are exempt so the next fault is quicker to place.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Browsers and the affected applications both connect without warnings.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-browser-cert' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Remove the imported root with Remove-Item from the certificate store.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule