title: Unable to access github via curl
body: <p>Trying to access github using the following command fails with the verification failed error. What should I do get past this issue</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\software\curl-7.23.1-win64-ssl-sspi&gt;curl -i https://api.github.com
  
  curl: (60) SSL certificate problem, verify that the CA cert is OK. Details:
  error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed
  More details here: http://curl.haxx.se/docs/sslcerts.html
  
  curl performs SSL certificate verification by default, using a "bundle"
  of Certificate Authority (CA) public keys (CA certs). If the default
  bundle file isn't adequate, you can specify an alternate file
  using the --cacert option.
  If this HTTPS server uses a certificate signed by a CA represented in
  the bundle, the certificate verification probably failed due to a
  problem with the certificate (it might be expired, or the name might
  not match the domain name in the URL).
  If you'd like to turn off curl's verification of the certificate, use the -k (or --  insecure) option.
  </code></pre>