Using Host Certificates with Podman

Let’s say you want to launch a container locally with podman. Now, let’s say this container needs access to resources within your company’s internal network which use a custom root CA (Certificate Authority). You will certainly face certificate verification errors. This can be frustrating because, after all, you have already trusted that root CA for your host. This post is about extending that trust to containers launched by podman. Failed Attempt Your first attempt might be to simply mount your local CA bundle when launching the container, e....

April 14, 2025