ssl_error_handshake_failure_alert

[gmail_ber <be...@gmail.com>]

Hi all
A colleague has set up a web app via https using tomcat on a server that I
have access to.  When I try to access the web app via a browser (Firefox 3)
from my own PC or from a browser (IE) on the server running the web app, I
get an "ssl_error_handshake_failure_alert" error.

Something else to note: I can access other web apps running on that same
Tomcat on that same server (via https), but I just cannot access the one my
colleage added.  He's on a week's leave as of today and I really need to
access this web app!

My question: how can i get the needed certificate to access this web app
from my PC (bearing in mind that I have access to the server running Tomcat
and the web app).  Can I check somewhere in the Tomcat conf directory or the
webapp's directory for security settings or can I somehow export the
certificate from the server and import it on my own PC?

Thanks in advance.

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Re: ssl_error_handshake_failure_alert

[Siddhartha Purkayastha <kp...@gmail.com>]

It looks as if tomcat is configured for 2-way SSL. So the client (browser)
should have a certificate that the server can trust.
I think you could try to install a certificate from a good CA in your
browser truststore, and try using that.

I wonder if the other apps are running because tomcat selectively allows
apps to be 2 way ssl configured - I am not sure of this.

2009/2/17 gmail_ber <be...@gmail.com>

>
> Hi all
> A colleague has set up a web app via https using tomcat on a server that I
> have access to.  When I try to access the web app via a browser (Firefox 3)
> from my own PC or from a browser (IE) on the server running the web app, I
> get an "ssl_error_handshake_failure_alert" error.
>
> Something else to note: I can access other web apps running on that same
> Tomcat on that same server (via https), but I just cannot access the one my
> colleage added.  He's on a week's leave as of today and I really need to
> access this web app!
>
> My question: how can i get the needed certificate to access this web app
> from my PC (bearing in mind that I have access to the server running Tomcat
> and the web app).  Can I check somewhere in the Tomcat conf directory or
> the
> webapp's directory for security settings or can I somehow export the
> certificate from the server and import it on my own PC?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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