diegosouzapw/OmniRoute · error · Error

Failed to uninstall certificate

Error message

Failed to uninstall certificate

What it means

Error "Failed to uninstall certificate" thrown in diegosouzapw/OmniRoute.

Source

Thrown at src/mitm/cert/install.ts:479

async function uninstallCertMac(sudoPassword: string, certPath: string): Promise<void> {
  const fingerprint = getCertFingerprint(certPath).replace(/:/g, "");
  try {
    await execFileWithPassword(
      "sudo",
      [
        "-S",
        "security",
        "delete-certificate",
        "-Z",
        fingerprint,
        "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain",
      ],
      sudoPassword
    );
    console.log("✅ Uninstalled certificate from system keychain");
  } catch (err) {
    throw new Error("Failed to uninstall certificate");
  }
}

async function uninstallCertLinux(sudoPassword: string, certPath: string): Promise<void> {
  try {
    await updateNssDatabases(null, "delete");

    const config = getLinuxCertConfig();
    const destFile = `${config.dir}/${LINUX_CERT_NAME}`;

    if (fs.existsSync(destFile)) {
      await execFileWithPassword("sudo", ["-S", "rm", "-f", destFile], sudoPassword);
    }

    try {
      await execFileWithPassword("sudo", ["-S", config.cmd, "--fresh"], sudoPassword);
    } catch {
      await execFileWithPassword("sudo", ["-S", config.cmd], sudoPassword);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/mitm/cert/install.ts:479 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• SSL/TLS and certificate errors — how TLS handshakes and certificate validation fail.

AI-assisted analysis of diegosouzapw/OmniRoute@a179ffed5b (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8652e22fcd5d7dc0. Report an issue: GitHub.