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neeeewbie
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Mar 30, 2020
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Anybody have "SSL Handshake fail Alert (num) " list ??

Hi guys I need your help!   I can see ssl fail alert packet When ssl handshake fail occur like blow capture   but I can find any information of that I guess alert 40 is relate to ssl c...
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  • Lidev's avatar
    Lidev
    Mar 30, 2020

    Hi neeeewbie,

    check K14819, it provides common SSL error codes with possible reasons.

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Mayur_Sutare
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Mar 30, 2020

This mostly happens when client was unable to negotiate an acceptable set of security parameters from the options available.  Most probably client sending request with lower versions of TLS which are disabled on server side.

 

Mayur