| Description | This article describes how to fix 'unable to get local issuer certificate' received on PCI Scan Vulnerability, an issue related to the SSL certificate. |
| Scope | FortiGate. |
| Solution |
After finishing the PCI Scan Vulnerability, the report may state: 'SSL Certificate - Signature Verification Failed Vulnerability' with reason: 'unable to get local issuer certificate', as below:
To fix the issue, perform the scan using the URL instead of the IP address. After, the scan will succeed. |
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