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AI-generatedURLFetch returns SSLHandshakeFailed on Linux when server omits intermediate certificates
When using URLFetch with VerifyCertificate->True (the default) to access an HTTPS site that presents a certificate chain missing intermediate certificates, the request succeeds on Windows and macOS but fails with an SSLHandshakeFailed error on Linux. The goal is to determine why this platform‑specific difference occurs and whether the bundled CA bundle us