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I am trying to clone a git repository from our corporate git server and get:

Cloning into 'C:\git\<name_of_repository>... fatal: unable to access '<corporate_git_server_url>/<name_of_repository>.git/': schannel: CertGetNameString() failed to match connection hostname (<corporate_git_server_url>) against server certificate names.

Obviously there is some issue with certificate, but I do not know where to look. Also it is strange as my colleagues successfully checked out the repository.

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  • Can you provide us with the full command you're using to clone the repo (obviously redact any sensitive info) Commented Jun 13, 2018 at 13:21
  • i try to do this using the github desktop application Commented Jun 13, 2018 at 13:26
  • Do you use GitHub for Desktop? (not command line) Commented Jun 13, 2018 at 14:55
  • I'm having the same issue. Commented Jun 21, 2018 at 21:28

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I had the same error pushing to a repo on visualstudio.com.

As it implies, there's some sort of an issue with schannel getting the certificate information.

Apparently you can change git's https transport. I changed mine from schannel to openssl and it fixed the issue.

>git config --global http.sslBackend "openssl"
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Thanks, this worked for me. I was getting the schannel error on trying to check out a project through GitHub Enterprise through the desktop client. Updating the global .gitconfig fixed it. This should be the accepted answer.

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