Error: DynamoDB Network Error: self signed certificate in chain

Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Solution
Explanation: DynamoDB SDK/CLI has a problem negotiating SSL with AWS' servers.
Troubleshooting steps:
- If you're running this command behind a firewall, make sure it's not blocking for modiyfing requests to the AWS. Try disabling the firewall and try again
- If you're using Node.js, you can try setting NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED environment variable to 0.
- Disable SSL (not recommended)
- If you're using Node.js, you might also want to import the certificate manually:
const https = require('https'); const fs = require('fs'); const customAgent = new https.Agent({ ca: fs.readFileSync('/etc/ssl/path/to/your/certificate/myCustomCA.pem')}); AWS.config.update({ httpOptions: { agent: customAgent } });
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