The error looks a little inconsistent with the following advice, but have you successfully had any HTTPS connections? Historically, you need to install
Crypt::SSLeay if you want to use
LWP::UserAgent with secure connections, and I remember the error condition being unclear. Though the docs look like the necessary chunks of
Crypt::SSLeay have been moved into
LWP::Protocol::https.
#11929 First ask yourself `How would I do this without a computer?' Then have the computer do it the same way.