Just a quick correction. I was using the VC extension version 1.5. IDF was 4.3.1. I have since updated it to 4.4.2.
I still have the same problem. Menuconfig still allows me to select a Custom UART but doesn't provide a way to select UART1, at least not that I can find.

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Hi,

I am wanting to switch the console output to UART1. If I select "Custom Uart" in "Channel for console output". Under Component config-> Driver configurations->UART configuration I get options to select GPIO for Tx and Rx but there is no option to select UART1.

The hint says the following ...

The https_request example that is supplied works with the provided certificate even though it has expired. I retrieved the latest certificate file for https://www.howsmyssl.com/a/check using a browser and replaced the old one.
Now, the first of the 3 requests works but the last two fail with the ...