Sander, I have not shared my configuration because I did not change any of the default settings. All I changed were related to the certificate file and certificate key file (plus the server name and listen parameters). I did not see a need to do this, as my SSL-enabled site can be accessed using IE and Safari.
I also played around with the Firefox settings, but that did not help, either. Regards, Simon -----Original Message----- From: Sander Temme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 9:38 AM To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can't view SSL-enabled pages using Firefox On Jun 14, 2007, at 7:21 AM, Salcedo, Simon wrote: > Yes, I understand what I am requested to do. You also haven't volunteered your configuration, so we're kind of shooting in the dark. The cipher mismatch error message suggests that you have customized that setting (SSLCipherSuite) so that no overlap exists between the list of ciphersuites the client offers and the list the server is prepared to accept, which means they can't find common ground for communication. In your Firefox browser, type about:config in the Location bar and filter for security.ssl. By default, only the security.ssl3.rsa_null_md5 and security.ssl.rsa_null_sha entries are turned off (false) for obvious reasons. Make sure that Firefox and your server share at least one common ciphersuite. If you take a sniff of your connections with Wireshark (Ethereal), you can see the SSL negotiation happen in even more detail than the Apache log. It'll show you the list of ciphersuites offered in the ClientHello message, and which one the server ends up picking in the subsequent ServerHello. S. > Regards, > > Simon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Boyle Owen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 8:27 AM > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Subject: RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can't view SSL-enabled pages using Firefox > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Salcedo, Simon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:12 PM >> To: users@httpd.apache.org >> Subject: RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can't view SSL-enabled pages using Firefox >> >> OK. I will do what Graeme and Sander suggest, but I am not sure why >> this will help solve the problem. As many of you have pointed out, >> SSL-enabling a site usually does not cause any browsing problems when >> using Firefox. > > Do you understand what you are being asked to do? At the start of > an SSL > session, the browser and server negotiate to decide what type of > cipher > to use (the cipher is the set of algorithms to use when encrypting the > data). Normally, both sides have a wide range of ciphers installed > (the > cipher suite) and so can reach agreement pretty quickly. It looks like > your server and browser have particularly restricted cipher suites so > cannot find a match and so can't communicate. > > Commenting out the directive will allow the default setting to > apply and > since this allows a wide range of ciphers, there's a good chance the > browser will be able to match it. > > Rgds, > Owen Boyle > Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. >> >> Another reason is that I searched the Internet (google search on the >> error message I am seeing) and some sites suggest that my new >> server may >> not have all the crypto libraries installed. I am running Apache on >> Solaris. >> >> Regards, >> >> Simon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Graeme Fowler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:47 AM >> To: users@httpd.apache.org >> Subject: RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can't view SSL-enabled pages using Firefox >> >> On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 07:09 -0500, Salcedo, Simon wrote: >>> I disagree that the problem lies on the Client side because I have >> been >>> to sites that have identical certificates as I was using and still >>> browse those sites. I tend to believe that the problem is on the >> server >>> side. >> >> Which is why Sander offered you a server-side solution: >> >>> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslciphersuite >> >> Make Apache offer its' standard CipherSuites, and then work >> towards the >> config you have now. 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