wget ssl alert handshake failure

Question

I am trying to download files from an https site and keep getting the following error:

OpenSSL: error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert ha         


        

Answer 1

Basically your OpenSSL uses SSLv3 and the site you are accessing does not support that protocol.

Just update your wget:

sudo apt-get install wget

Or if it is already supporting another secure protocol, just add it as argument:

wget https://example.com --secure-protocol=PROTOCOL_v1