Running npm start results in the error 'ERR_OSSL_EVP_UNSUPPORTED' in Node >= 16

[aljones15]

The error:

2023-02-16T16:14:28.070Z - critical: [bedrock/worker] uncaught error workerPid=99813, workerId=dfe5ff4c3bc0f0f0, details={
  "error": {
    "message": "error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported",
    "stack": "Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported\n    at new Hash (node:internal/crypto/hash:71:19)\n    at Proxy.createHash (node:crypto:133:10)\n    at module.exports (/Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/webpack/lib/util/createHash.js:135:53)\n    at NormalModule._initBuildHash (/Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:417:16)\n    at handleParseError (/Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:471:10)\n    at /Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:503:5\n    at /Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:358:12\n    at /Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/loader-runner/lib/LoaderRunner.js:373:3\n    at iterateNormalLoaders (/Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/loader-runner/lib/LoaderRunner.js:214:10)\n    at Array.<anonymous> (/Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/loader-runner/lib/LoaderRunner.js:205:4)\n    at Storage.finished (/Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/enhanced-resolve/lib/CachedInputFileSystem.js:55:16)\n    at /Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/enhanced-resolve/lib/CachedInputFileSystem.js:91:9\n    at /Users/andrewjones/Programs/nodejs/veres/authn.io/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:123:16\n    at FSReqCallback.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (node:internal/fs/read_file_context:68:3)",
    "opensslErrorStack": [
      "error:03000086:digital envelope routines::initialization error"
    ],
    "library": "digital envelope routines",
    "reason": "unsupported",
    "code": "ERR_OSSL_EVP_UNSUPPORTED"
  }
}

This can be circumvented temporarily by using this command:

NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider node authn.localhost.js 

It looks like the primary reason for this error is that dependencies in this project are really out of date such as bedrock-webpack: ^4.0.0. Webpack v5 no longer uses openSSL for hashing for instance.

Related issues:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69394632/webpack-build-failing-with-err-ossl-evp-unsupported
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69962209/what-is-openssl-legacy-provider-in-node-js-v17
nodejs/node#40455

Of note: getting this issue in Node -v v16.19.0

[dlongley]

In theory, this should be fixed now. Can you take a look?

[aljones15]

Closing as this seems to be fixed in latest release and thanks!