NOTICE: OpenSSL 3 error with MOOSE conda channel server

[cticenhour]

EDIT: This issue seems to have been fixed. As usual - if this continues to occur, please comment here or in a new discussion post.

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When following the MOOSE Getting Started Instructions for conda there have been many reports of SSL errors during the environment creation step. Those encountering the error may see something like the following:

RuntimeError: Download error (35) SSL connect error [https://conda.software.inl.gov/public/noarch/repodata.json]
    error:0A000152:SSL routines::unsafe legacy renegotiation disabled

This error is due to a setting on the INL network. The core issue is being worked on internally, but in the meantime, a downgrade to OpenSSL version 1 can serve as a workaround. Perform the following in your conda installation:

conda activate base
conda config --remove channels https://conda.software.inl.gov/public
conda install openssl=1 
conda config --add channels https://conda.software.inl.gov/public

Then, the MOOSE environment can be created as normal:

conda create -n moose moose-libmesh moose-tools
conda activate moose

Please create a new discussions post if issues are still experienced after performing these steps. Thank you!

[milljm]

This looks to have been fixed on the INL servers.

[cticenhour]

I'm also not seeing this on the outside if openSSL is restored to version 3. Will update this post - thanks!