Topic:
Troubleshooting TLS Error Messages that can occur when using non-supported TLS versions or ciphers.
Description:
TLS, or Transport Layer Security, is a protocol that provides privacy and data integrity between two communicating applications. It is the most widely deployed security protocol used for web browsers and other applications that require data exchange.
For information on Everbridge supported TLS versions, see knowledge article EBS: What Versions of Transport Layer Security (TLS) Does Everbridge Support?
Below are a list client-side error messages that can occur if you continue to use browsers that do not support strong TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 ciphers after the February 1, 2023 update.
Chrome/Edge
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Screenshot of error message when the client only supports an obsolete version of TLS
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NET::ERR_SSL_OBSOLETE_VERSION
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Error message for cipher mismatching (such as client only supports TLS 1.3 but the Server does not support TLS 1.3)
<unable to reproduce>
Firefox
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Error message when the client only supports an obsolete version of TLS
Secure Connection Failed
An error occurred during a connection to <web-address>. Peer reports incompatible or unsupported protocol version.
Error code: SSL_ERROR_PROTOCOL_VERSION_ALERT
- The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
- Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.
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Screenshot of error message for cipher mismatching (such as client only supports TLS 1.3 but the Server does not support TLS 1.3)
Secure Connection Failed
An error occurred during a connection to <web-address>. Cannot communicate securely with peer:
no common encryption algorithm(s).
Error code: SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP
- The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
- Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.
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Safari
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Error message when the client only supports an obsolete version of TLS
<unable to reproduce>
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Error message for cipher mismatching (such as client only supports TLS 1.3 but the Server does not support TLS 1.3)
<unable to reproduce>
Postman
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Error message when the client only supports an obsolete version of TLS
Error displays that includes the message:
OPENSSL internal:HANDSHAKE_FAILURE_ON_CLIENT_HELLO
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Error message for cipher mismatching (such as client only supports TLS 1.3 but the Server does not support TLS 1.3)
API
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Error message when the client only supports an obsolete version of TLS
The auto scripts will show the below error:
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Error message for cipher mismatching (such as client only supports TLS 1.3 but the Server does not support TLS 1.3)
The auto scripts will show the below error:
E requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='<domain-name>.net', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by SSLError(SSLError(1, '[SSL: SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE] sslv3 alert handshake failure (_ssl.c:1123)')))
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