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esp-idf/examples/protocols/https_x509_bundle
hrushikesh.bhosale d6596eff3a fix(https_x509_bundle): Replace unreliable external URL in https_x509_bundle example
Replace howsmyssl.com with letsencrypt.org in the https_x509_bundle
example. howsmyssl.com is a third-party server that is frequently
unreachable from CI, causing flaky test failures. letsencrypt.org
chains to the same ISRG Root X1 CA, so the custom certificate bundle
validation coverage is identical.

Since letsencrypt.org was already present in the full bundle URL list,
remove the duplicate entry and reduce MAX_URLS from 9 to 8. All 6
unique root CAs in the stress test are still covered.

For the QEMU stress test, increase per-connection timeout from 30s to
60s and final completion timeout from 60s to 180s. QEMU emulated
network is 3-5x slower than real hardware for TLS handshakes.

Add flaky markers to hardware tests to handle intermittent CI lab DHCP
failures that affect all Ethernet-based tests.
2026-04-07 15:14:28 +05:30
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Supported Targets ESP32 ESP32-C2 ESP32-C3 ESP32-C5 ESP32-C6 ESP32-C61 ESP32-H2 ESP32-P4 ESP32-S2 ESP32-S3

HTTPS x509 Bundle Example

This example shows how to use the ESP certificate bundle utility to embed a bundle of x509 certificates and use them to establish a simple HTTPS connection over a secure connection. The path of the certificates are specified using menuconfig.

See the README.md file in the upper level 'examples' directory for more information about examples.

Example workflow

  • ESP TLS is initialized with the certificate bundle option enabled.
  • The application loops through the given URLs, establishing a secure TLS connection to all of them, verifying the server certificate included.

Configure the project

  • Open the project configuration menu (idf.py menuconfig)
  • Configure Wi-Fi or Ethernet under "Example Connection Configuration" menu. See "Establishing Wi-Fi or Ethernet Connection" section in examples/protocols/README.md for more details.
  • If using a different folder than certs for storing certificates then update Custom Certificate Bundle Path under Component config - mbedTLS - Certificate Bundle

Build and Flash

Build the project and flash it to the board, then run monitor tool to view serial output:

idf.py -p PORT flash monitor

(To exit the serial monitor, type Ctrl-].)

See the Getting Started Guide for full steps to configure and use ESP-IDF to build projects.

Example Output

I (0) cpu_start: Starting scheduler on APP CPU.
I (491) system_api: Base MAC address is not set, read default base MAC address from BLK0 of EFUSE
I (4051) example_connect: Ethernet Link Up
I (5971) esp_netif_handlers: eth ip: 192.168.2.137, mask: 255.255.255.0, gw: 192.168.2.2
I (5971) example_connect: Connected to Ethernet
I (5971) example_connect: IPv4 address: 192.168.2.137
I (5971) example_connect: IPv6 address: fe80:0000:0000:0000:bedd:c2ff:fed4:a92b
I (5981) example: Connecting to 2 URLs
I (7100) esp-x509-crt-bundle: Certificate validated
I (8371) example: Connection established to https://www.howsmyssl.com/a/check
I (11730) esp-x509-crt-bundle: Certificate validated
I (11821) example: Connection established to https://espressif.com
I (12821) example: Completed 2 connections
I (12821) example: Starting over again...