Day: December 21, 2017

err_ssl_protocol_error The err_ssl_protocol_error is usually caused by a failure to securely communicate with the server and often has to do with the server configuration. For any SSL related error, there are a number of steps to finding the cause of the issue. The first step is clearing your browser’s cache. If that doesn’t help, the next step is to try reproducing it in another browser or on another device. Does the error occur only in one specific browser? Then it’s

ssl_error_bad_cert_domain The ssl_error_bad_cert_domain error is shown when the domain name on the certificate doesn’t match the domain of your site. A lot of hosting providers will have a default SSL certificate installed using their own domain. This error occurs when visiting a site that doesn’t have its own certificate installed. To test this, you can do a test over at the Qualys SSL Labs to check your certificate. If the domain name does not match, the SSL Labs test will

err_ssl_unrecognized_name_alert This error means that the name on the certificate is not recognized and is usually caused by a SSL configuration error. The first thing to do is to check for any errors in your certificate using the Qualys SSL Labs scan. If there are any issues with your certificate, the scan will let you know. Do you see any error messages? Then it’s likely that the error is related to your certificate configuration, contact your hosting or certificate provider

You might encounter an ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH error when visiting your website over HTTPS/SSL. This error is also known as SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP in Mozilla Firefox. This error means that the server and client (browser) are unable to establish a secure connection between them. To establish a secure connection between the server and client, they need to have a cipher in common to understand each-others messages. If the ciphers don’t match, the server and client can’t communicate and it results in this error message.