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The SSL connection could not be established HttpRequestException: The SSL connection could not be established, see inner exception. (AuthenticationException: The remote certificate is invalid)
.NET · layer 4, Application & API
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fatal: unable to access 'https://…': SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate
Git doesn’t trust the HTTPS server’s certificate — corporate proxy, self-hosted Git with an internal CA, or outdated CA bundle.
Error [ERR_TLS_CERT_ALTNAME_INVALID]: Hostname/IP does not match certificate's altnames
The server’s certificate doesn’t cover the hostname you connected to.
cURL error 35: OpenSSL SSL_connect: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL in connection to host:443
The TLS handshake failed — protocol/cipher mismatch, a proxy interfering, or the server closed the connection.
SSL error: tlsv1 alert protocol version / unsupported protocol / no protocols available
The client and server couldn’t agree on a TLS version or cipher, so the HTTPS handshake failed before any HTTP was exchanged.
ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR (This site can't provide a secure connection)
The browser couldn’t negotiate TLS — the server sent an invalid response, often plain HTTP on the HTTPS port.
npm ERR! code UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT_LOCALLY
npm can’t verify the registry’s certificate chain — missing intermediate or intercepted connection.
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Java doesn’t trust the server’s certificate chain (self-signed, corporate proxy CA, or missing intermediate).
Cloudflare Error 1013: HTTP hostname and TLS SNI hostname mismatch
The TLS SNI (the hostname used for the certificate) differs from the HTTP Host header in the same request.
System.Text.Json: '<' is an invalid start of a value. Path: $ | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 0
The response wasn’t JSON — usually an HTML error page, login redirect, or an empty body was passed to the JSON deserializer.
IDX20803: Unable to obtain configuration from: 'https://login.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration'
The OpenID Connect / JWT bearer middleware couldn’t download the identity provider’s metadata, so it can’t validate tokens or red…
NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID (Your connection is not private)
The site’s certificate isn’t signed by a CA the browser trusts — self-signed, missing intermediates, or intercepted by a proxy.
NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID (certificate expired)
The site’s certificate has expired (or isn’t valid yet) — or the device clock is wrong.
Two steps away (35)
SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED / unable to get local issuer certificate
The client couldn’t verify the server’s TLS certificate chain, so it refused the HTTPS connection.
Mixed Content: The page was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure resource
An HTTPS page tried to load a script, API or image over plain HTTP, and the browser blocked (or warned about) it.
CLEARTEXT communication to host not permitted by network security policy
Android 9+ blocks plain `http://` requests by default; the app tried to call a non-HTTPS URL.
npm ERR! code SELF_SIGNED_CERT_IN_CHAIN — request to https://registry.npmjs.org/ failed, reason: self signed certificate in certificate chain
A corporate proxy or antivirus is intercepting HTTPS, and npm doesn’t trust its certificate.
ACM certificate stuck in Pending validation
ACM is waiting to see the DNS (or email) validation record — it wasn’t created, was created in the wrong DNS zone, or has a typo.
x509: certificate signed by unknown authority (docker pull/login)
The registry’s TLS certificate isn’t trusted by the Docker daemon — a private CA, self-signed certificate, or a TLS-inspecting co…
java.net.SocketException: Connection reset
The remote side closed the TCP connection abruptly while Java was reading or writing.
TypeError: Failed to execute 'json' on 'Response': body stream already read
A fetch Response body was consumed twice (e.g. calling .text() then .json()).
cURL error 28: Operation timed out after 30001 milliseconds with 0 bytes received
A PHP cURL (or Guzzle) request timed out before the remote server answered.
Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:5432
Nothing is listening at that host:port — the target service is down or you’re connecting to the wrong address.
HTTP 407 Proxy Authentication Required
A proxy between you and the server requires credentials before it will forward your request.
HTTP 408 Request Timeout
The server closed the connection because the client took too long to send the complete request.
Cloudflare Error 525: SSL Handshake Failed
Cloudflare couldn’t complete a TLS handshake with your origin (SSL mode Full / Full strict).
QuotaExceededError: Failed to execute 'setItem' on 'Storage': Setting the value exceeded the quota
localStorage/sessionStorage is full (about 5 MB per origin) or storage is disabled.
NotAllowedError: play() failed because the user didn't interact with the document first.
The browser blocked media autoplay with sound until the user interacts with the page.
Get "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/": net/http: request canceled while waiting for connection (Client.Timeout exceeded)
Docker couldn’t reach the registry in time — a network, DNS, proxy or firewall problem between your machine and the registry.
ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH on a Cloudflare site (certificate not issued / multi-level subdomain)
Cloudflare has no edge certificate for the hostname — the Universal SSL cert is still pending, or the hostname is a second-level…
NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID with a Cloudflare Origin Certificate (record not proxied)
Cloudflare Origin CA certificates are only trusted by Cloudflare — visitors reaching the origin directly (grey-cloud record, dire…
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
The JVM ran out of heap memory and garbage collection couldn’t free enough.
HTTP 421 Misdirected Request
The request reached a server that isn’t configured for that host name — usually HTTP/2 connection reuse across domains sharing a…
server does not support SSL, but SSL was required / no pg_hba.conf entry … no encryption
The client and server disagree about SSL — the client requires it but the server doesn’t offer it, or the server requires it and…
SQL Server: The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted.
The client requires an encrypted connection and doesn’t trust SQL Server’s (often self-signed) certificate.
Nginx 400: The SSL certificate error (495 / 496 client certificate)
Nginx rejected the request because the client certificate was invalid (495) or missing (496) on a site that requires mutual TLS.
SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0
`JSON.parse()` / `response.json()` received something that isn’t JSON — very often an HTML error page.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.MismatchedInputException: Cannot deserialize value of type `java.util.ArrayList` from Object value
Jackson found JSON whose shape doesn’t match the target Java type (object vs array, string vs number, missing constructor).
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.UnrecognizedPropertyException: Unrecognized field "x", not marked as ignorable
The JSON contains a field your Java class doesn’t have, and Jackson is configured to fail on unknown properties.
Git: Permission denied (publickey). fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
SSH authentication to GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket failed — no key, wrong key, or the key isn’t added to your account.
Azure AD (Entra ID): AADSTS700016 Application not found in the directory
The client ID in your sign-in request doesn’t exist in the tenant you’re authenticating against.
HTTP 401 Unauthorized
The request has no valid authentication credentials — you need to log in or send a valid token.
NotAllowedError: Failed to execute 'writeText' on 'Clipboard': Document is not focused.
The Clipboard API refused to write — the page isn’t focused, there was no user gesture, or the context isn’t secure.
net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
A browser extension (ad blocker, privacy tool) blocked the request.
net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED (This site can't be reached — refused to connect)
The browser reached the host but nothing was listening on that port.
Cloudflare Error 526: Invalid SSL Certificate
With SSL mode Full (strict), the origin’s certificate is expired, self-signed, or doesn’t match the hostname.
net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED (This site can't be reached — server IP address could not be found)
DNS couldn’t resolve the hostname in the browser.
net::ERR_ABORTED 404 (Not Found)
The browser cancelled the request — often because it returned an error (404) or the page navigated away.
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