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I'm sure that a page is secure but i cannot open that and appear SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE_ALERT, that i don't find the link to force the opening. How i can d

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'm sure that a page is secure but i cannot open that and appear SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE_ALERT, that i don't find the link to force the opening. How i can d

'm sure that a page is secure but i cannot open that and appear SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE_ALERT, that i don't find the link to force the opening. How i can d

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Please provide public link(s) (no password) that we can check out. No Personal Information Please !


There is security software like Avast, Kaspersky, BitDefender and ESET that intercept secure connections and send their own certificate.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-cant-load-websites-other-browsers-can

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-and-other-browsers-cant-load-websites

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/secure-connection-failed-error-message

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/connection-untrusted-error-message

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites

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Hi ppferrara, are you able to share the URL of that page?

If not, you can test it on this diagnostic page: it shows how different browsers do when trying to connect (assuming they have their default settings):

https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/

Does that page say Firefox should be able to connect?