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Am getting the message cannot communite securely with peer: no common encryption algorithm

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I changed the browser.ssl_override _behavior from 2 to 1 and I also tried to add a domain in the security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts but it did not exists in the lines to choose from, I also added the website as a secure site in trusted sites but still keep getting the same message. I am not currently working on that pc

I changed the browser.ssl_override _behavior from 2 to 1 and I also tried to add a domain in the security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts but it did not exists in the lines to choose from, I also added the website as a secure site in trusted sites but still keep getting the same message. I am not currently working on that pc

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hello, please try to refresh firefox and see if this can address the issue...

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Appearance
  • Do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window

You can check the connection settings.

If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then try to select "No Proxy" if "Use the system proxy settings" or one of the others do not work properly.

See "Firefox connection settings":

Boot the computer in Windows Safe Mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen or hold down the Shift key) to see if that has effect.

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Is this error only on one site? Do you want to post the address?

If you can connect to the site securely using a different browser, perhaps you can determine what cipher it is using by clicking the padlock icon in the address bar to learn more about the connection.