Why is ansible-galaxy reporting the error message "ERROR! Failed to download collection tar from 'server1' due to the following unforeseen error: Mismatch artifact hash with downloaded file" when downloading a collection from Private Automation Hub?

Solution Verified - Updated 2026-02-12T09:33:19+00:00 -

Issue

The ansible-galaxy client is failing to download / install a collection from Private Automation Hub and is reporting the following error message.
```
"ERROR! Failed to download collection tar from 'server1' due to the following unforeseen error: Mismatch artifact hash with downloaded file"
```

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