Adding system certs support for Mac and Linux - #2364
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This pull request refactors the
InstallCaCertsfunction inpkg/osquery/install_ca_certs.goto prioritize using system CA certificates over the embedded bundle, improving flexibility and compatibility across different operating systems. It also introduces a helper function,getSystemCaCertPath, to determine the appropriate system CA certificate path based on the operating system.Refactoring of
InstallCaCertsfunction:InstallCaCertsto prefer system CA certificates over the embedded bundle, improving compatibility with native environments. If system certificates are not available, it falls back to installing the embedded bundle.Addition of
getSystemCaCertPathhelper function:getSystemCaCertPathto determine the system CA certificate path based on the operating system (runtime.GOOS). It supports Linux and macOS with predefined paths and returns an error for unsupported operating systems.