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[🐛 Bug]: No way to accept SSL certificate in HEADLESS mode

See original GitHub issue

What happened?

HI, I’m trying to run tests in headless Chrome Before entering the page, I have to select the client certificate for authentication. How to do this in headless mode?

I am currently facing an issue with running feature tests using an end-to-end environment in headless mode Its works fine in normal chrome mode. but fail when you switch to the headless mode it fails with access denied.

How can we reproduce the issue?

NA

Relevant log output

` Seamless app did not load within the specified timeout (RuntimeError)
  ./features/support/hooks.rb:72:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
  ./features/support/hooks.rb
:66:in `Before'`


**Screenshot attached below:**
![chromeA_valid_movies_entitlement_user_navigates_through_the_app_and_plays_out_the_movies_VOD_content](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/67695189/193785652-da63adf2-2b12-4057-a911-e256c48e702d.png)

Operating System

macOS

Selenium version

Ruby 3.*

What are the browser(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

Chrome 102

What are the browser driver(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

ChromeDriver 102

Are you using Selenium Grid?

No response

Issue Analytics

State:
Created a year ago
Comments:5 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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titusfortnercommented, Oct 4, 2022

Headless chrome is not a “real” browser. It takes shortcuts to allow it to run in headless, and not all features will work. You can raise an issue with Google on their chromium tracker for additional support in their headless browser.

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titusfortnercommented, Nov 8, 2022

@oluwasegunolu also you can use --headless=chrome which might work for your needs. It’s the full browser, just headless.

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