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Secure Connection Failed - SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_UNEXPECTED_ALERT

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Raz
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I am repeatedly getting the SECURE CONNECTION FAILED error only for Google-related sites like Youtube, Gmail and Google search. I've to then close Firefox and immediately open it again to see those sites again.

This is the Error: Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to www.google.com. SSL peer was not expecting a handshake message it received. Error code: SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_UNEXPECTED_ALERT

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"Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to www.youtube.com. PR_CONNECT_ABORTED_ERROR"

FYKI, the problem started occurring in November, 2021. It had never happened before. I repeat, this error is occuring only for Google-related sites, not for others.

What could be the problem? Please help!

I am repeatedly getting the SECURE CONNECTION FAILED error only for Google-related sites like Youtube, Gmail and Google search. I've to then close Firefox and immediately open it again to see those sites again. This is the Error: ''Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to www.google.com. SSL peer was not expecting a handshake message it received. Error code: SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_UNEXPECTED_ALERT'' & "''Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to www.youtube.com. PR_CONNECT_ABORTED_ERROR''" FYKI, the problem started occurring in November, 2021. It had never happened before. I repeat, this error is occuring only for Google-related sites, not for others. What could be the problem? Please help!

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FredMcD
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Web search; https://www.bing.com/search?q=SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_UNEXPECTED_ALERT

Web search: https://www.bing.com/search?q=PR_CONNECT_ABORTED_ERROR https://appuals.com/pr-connect-reset-error/ The PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR issue is encountered when the user tries to use Mozilla Firefox to connect to a website server with the HTTPS protocol but the request gets denied. This error message essentially means that the peer or some middlebox in between (most likely a firewall) is terminating the connection forcibly.

4quige
4quige
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Do you want to FIX the cert or Bypass the Secure Connection Failed? Started occurring in November, 2021... When did the cert expire for the Goggle domain is my suspicion? Or a man-in-the-middle issue. Can you check cert valid dates as a sanity test?

  • Go to google.com
  • Click on lock left of the input line
  • Click on Connection secure
  • Click on More Information
  • Under security tab click View Certificate
Raz
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Hello 4 Quige,

I clicked on the Lock->Connection secure and it showed “Verified by:Google Trust Services LLC”. And then inside the Certificate page I came across this –

Validity Not Before - Mon, 28 Mar 2022 01:19:44 GMT Not After - Mon, 20 Jun 2022 01:19:43 GMT

What is this supposed to mean?

FredMcD
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A certificate is only good for so long. After, the website needs to get a new certificate.