# SSL handshake issue!

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-handshake-issue/243555>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [December 3, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-handshake-issue/243555 "2015-12-03T13:36:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-handshake-issue/243555/1 "2015-12-03T13:36:49Z")

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Hi,

We’ve been encountering this issue quiet frequently. Looks like that  
is  
the reason of our drop in traffic as well.

2015/12/03 16:19:18 [crit] 26272#0: \*176263213 SSL\_do\_handshake()  
failed  
(SSL: error:140A1175:SSL routines:SSL\_BYTES\_TO\_CIPHER\_LIST:inappropriate  
fallback) while SSL handshaking, client: 43.245.8.217, server:  
10.0.0.52:443

Guys, any help on it ? So far i am unable to find any fix for it.

Regards.  
Shahzaib

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**Author:** ![shahzaib12](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@shahzaib12](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shahzaib12)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-handshake-issue/243555/2 "2015-12-03T14:27:39Z")

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[https://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/6873127](https://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/6873127)

> <https://serverfault.com/questions/663290/in-nginx-error-log-ssl-bytes-to-cipher-listinappropriate-fallback>

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28010492/nginx-critical-error-with-ssl-handshaking>

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: SSL handshake issue !!](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,263236,263237#msg-263237)**
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> Hi, We've been encountering this issue quiet frequently. Looks like that is the reason of our drop in traffic as well. 2015/12/03 16:19:18 \[crit\] 26272#0: \*176263213 SSL\_do\_handshake() failed (SSL: error:140A1175:SSL...