How to fix SSL handshake failure, code [4166]

After installing an SSL certificate (for https) on Domino 6.0.2 CF1, my browsers could not load any pages via https from the server.After much frustration, I discovered the cause and list it here in the hope that other administrators may avoid similar frustration.

In the Web Site document for my site, under Security, SSL Options, Protocol version, I had chosen “V3.0 only” - this is what causes the problem.

Changing this to either “Negotiated” or “V3.0 with V2.0 handshake” allows the page to load correctly. Apparently something in the equation (either the Domino server, the Verisign SSL certificate, or the IE 6.0 browser) doesn’t support V3.0 handshaking.

Subject: How to fix SSL handshake failure, code [4166]

Hi,I had the same problem.

This issue was reported to Lotus software Quality Engineering and has been addressed in Domino 6.0.3 and Domino 6.5.

read this…(found searching for ‘SSL handshake failure’ on entire ibm site…)

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21107534