Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported for Node.js above 16.19.1 from sp-request

[bamustafa]

we are using sp-request 3.0.0 to authentication (basic authentication) to SharePoint on premise 2022 and it is working pretty fine with us.
once we upgrade node.js to V 17.0.0 or higher we are getting the below message:

Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported
at new Hash (node:internal/crypto/hash:67:19)
at Object.createHash (node:crypto:130:10)
at Object.createNTLMHash (C:\Users\bamustafa\Desktop\download-packager\backend\node_modules\node-ntlm-client\lib\hash.js:77:22)
at Object.createType3Message (C:\Users\bamustafa\Desktop\download-packager\backend\node_modules\node-ntlm-client\lib\ntlm.js:213:23)
at C:\Users\bamustafa\Desktop\download-packager\backend\node_modules\node-sp-auth\lib\src\auth\resolvers\OnpremiseUserCredentials.js:41:35
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5) {
opensslErrorStack: [ 'error:03000086:digital envelope routines::initialization error' ],
library: 'digital envelope routines',
reason: 'unsupported',
code: 'ERR_OSSL_EVP_UNSUPPORTED'
}

any advise if there will be any compatible version in the coming period of time ?

Many Thanks for your feedback