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unable to load Private Key OpenSSL/Nginx/Apache: error:0909006C:PEM routines:get_name:no start line / unable to load Private Key
SSL / TLS · layer 2, Network
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Directly related (10)
OpenSSL: unable to load certificate / PEM routines:get_name:no start line (key values mismatch)
OpenSSL (or Nginx/Apache) couldn’t read the certificate or key — wrong file format, wrong file, or the key doesn’t match the cert…
OpenSSL: error:num=20:unable to get local issuer certificate / SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED
The client could not build a chain from the server's certificate to a CA it trusts — the issuer is missing locally or the server…
Apache: AH02240: Server should be SSL-aware but has no certificate configured / SSLCertificateFile: file '/etc/ssl/x.crt' does not exist or is empty
Apache cannot find the certificate or key file named in its configuration, or `SSLEngine on` is set without any certificate.
OpenSSL: error:0A00018E:SSL routines::ca md too weak / error:140AB18F:SSL routines:SSL_CTX_use_certificate:ee key too small
OpenSSL's security level rejected a certificate signed with a weak hash (MD5/SHA-1) or with a small key (RSA < 2048).
Windows/IIS: A specified logon session does not exist / The certificate does not have a private key associated with it
IIS cannot bind an HTTPS site because the imported certificate has no private key attached.
OpenSSL: verify error:num=10:certificate has expired — notAfter=Jan 1 00:00:00 2025 GMT
OpenSSL's verification found a certificate in the chain whose validity period has ended.
OpenSSL: error:1408F10B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number
The peer did not answer with a TLS record — you spoke TLS to a plain HTTP/SMTP port (or the reverse), or a proxy intervened.
Nginx: [emerg] SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file("/etc/ssl/server.key") failed (SSL: error:0B080074:x509 certificate routines:X509_check_private_key:key values mismatch)
The private key does not belong to the certificate configured in the server.
OpenSSL: Error outputting keys and certificates — Mac verify error: invalid password?
A `.p12`/`.pfx` file could not be opened because the password is wrong, or its encryption is unsupported by your OpenSSL version.
Java keytool: java.io.IOException: Keystore was tampered with, or password was incorrect
keytool or the JVM could not open the keystore — wrong password, wrong file type, or damaged file.
Two steps away (27)
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.
Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported
An old build tool (webpack 4, old react-scripts) uses a hash algorithm that OpenSSL 3 in Node 17+ disables.
Provisioning profile "x" doesn't include signing certificate "Apple Development: Name (ID)"
The profile was created with a different certificate than the one installed in your keychain.
Dart: HandshakeException: Handshake error in client (OS Error: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED: unable to get local issuer certificate)
The app refused the server's TLS certificate because it is self-signed, expired, missing intermediates, or the device clock/CA st…
Go: x509: certificate signed by unknown authority
The Go TLS client does not trust the CA that signed the server's certificate.
Node.js: Error: unable to verify the first certificate (code: UNABLE_TO_VERIFY_LEAF_SIGNATURE)
Node could not verify the server's leaf certificate because the intermediate certificates were not provided by the server.
ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS with Cloudflare (Flexible SSL redirect loop)
The page redirects to itself forever — classic cause: Cloudflare SSL mode “Flexible” while the origin redirects HTTP to HTTPS.
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…
OpenSSL: error:14094410 / SSL alert number 70 — tlsv1 alert protocol version
The server rejected the TLS version your client offered, because it requires a newer (or older) protocol.
OpenSSL: error:14094410:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:sslv3 alert handshake failure (SSL alert number 40)
The server aborted the handshake with alert 40 — no acceptable parameters (cipher, signature algorithm, client certificate or SNI…
Nginx: [emerg] SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh("/etc/ssl/dhparam.pem") failed (SSL: error:1401E0A8:SSL routines:... dh key too small)
The Diffie-Hellman parameters file is too weak (e.g. 512 or 768 bit) for the current OpenSSL security level.
Let's Encrypt: Fetching http://example.com/.well-known/acme-challenge/token: Timeout during connect (likely firewall problem)
The ACME validation server could not reach your server on port 80 within the timeout.
.NET: System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel
A .NET client could not validate the server certificate or negotiate TLS, so the HTTPS call failed.
curl (Windows Schannel): schannel: next InitializeSecurityContext failed: CRYPT_E_NO_REVOCATION_CHECK (0x80092012) - The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate
Windows could not contact the CA's CRL/OCSP servers to check whether the certificate is revoked, so Schannel aborted.
NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID (certificate expired)
The site’s certificate has expired (or isn’t valid yet) — or the device clock is wrong.
Firefox: Peer's Certificate has expired. Error code: SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE
Firefox found an expired certificate in the chain presented by the server.
Certbot: Failed to renew certificate example.com with error — The following certs could not be renewed: /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem (failure)
`certbot renew` failed for one or more certificates, so they will expire if you don't fix it.
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.
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.
SMTP: [SSL: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number — SMTP over SSL on a STARTTLS port
Your client tried to start TLS immediately on a port where the server speaks plain SMTP first (or the reverse), so the handshake…
nginx: [emerg] bind() to 0.0.0.0:80 failed (98: Address already in use)
Nginx (or another server) can’t listen on the port because another process already holds it — often Apache, another Nginx, or a s…
Nginx: upstream timed out (110: Connection timed out) while reading response header from upstream
Nginx waited longer than proxy_read_timeout (60 s default) for the backend (app server, PHP-FPM) to respond, then returned 504.
Nginx: nginx: [emerg] unknown directive "x" in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/x:12 — configuration file test failed
Nginx found a directive it doesn’t know — a typo, a missing semicolon on the previous line, a directive from a module that isn’t…
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).
Java: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: No subject alternative names matching IP address 10.0.0.5 found
Java checks the hostname against the certificate's SANs and found no matching entry (for DNS names or IPs).
Java: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake_failure
The server rejected the Java client's TLS offer — no shared protocol/cipher, SNI issue or a required client certificate.
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