ERR_SSL_DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC - can't install node packages either via npm or yarn

Question

Can't install node packages via npm or yarn

This has been happening to me since last month and I have tried multiple solutions from the internet including stack overflow solutions like https://stackoverflow.com/a/34945326/15488503

The problem is regenerated each time I run commands like

yarn install

npm install

npx create-react-app myapp

The error which I see mostly revolves around this error message -

ERR_SSL_DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC

I have tried with multiple node and npm versions and still, the problem remains the same for me.

Answer 1

I had this problem when i was using internet via a USB Wifi adapter. Connected my computer with a cable solved my ERR_SSL_DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC problem ¯\_(ツ)_/¯