Running "hwcert-backend" behind a firewall I receive "Could not reach catalog server https://hardware.redhat.com"

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Issue

I am behind a firewall and need to use a proxy. Executing hwcert-backend submit I receive this error:

# hwcert-backend submit
Could not reach catalog server https://hardware.redhat.com
<urlopen error [Errno 111] Connection refused>

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • hwcert
  • hwcert-client

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