feat(disable ssl): Add description on disabling ssl verification

core/base_service.go

@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
- header_name_USER_AGENT = "User-Agent"
- sdk_name = "ibm-go-sdk-core"
+ header_name_USER_AGENT = "User-Agent"
+ sdk_name = "ibm-go-sdk-core"
+ ERROR_MSG_DISABLE_SSL = "If you're trying to call a service on ICP or Cloud Pak for Data, you may not have a valid SSL certificate. If you need to access the service without setting that up, try using the DisableSSLVerification option in your authentication configuration and/or calling DisableSSLVerification() on your service."
+ SSL_CERTIFICATION_ERROR = "x509: certificate"
 )
 
 // ServiceOptions : This struct contains the options supported by the BaseService methods.
@@ -206,6 +208,9 @@ func (service *BaseService) Request(req *http.Request, result interface{}) (deta
  // Invoke the request.
  httpResponse, err := service.Client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
+ if strings.Contains(err.Error(), SSL_CERTIFICATION_ERROR) {
+ err = fmt.Errorf(ERROR_MSG_DISABLE_SSL + "\n" + err.Error())
+ }
  return
  }