From: noreply@...
Date: 2006-06-29T21:34:06+09:00
Subject: [ ruby-Bugs-4885 ] Ambiguous error in OpenSSL with 1.8.4 on Windows XP

Bugs item #4885, was opened at 2006-06-29 12:33
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Category: None
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Ben Moxon (glenatron)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: Ambiguous error in OpenSSL with 1.8.4 on Windows XP

Initial Comment:
Almost any attempt to make an HTTPS request on 1.8.4 on Windows XP results in the following error:

OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError:
   stack trace follows...

There is no explanation or useful error message offered by OpenSSL at all, just the stack trace. Regardless of what http library is used the error always comes in the line that calls sslsocket.connect .

The following code works correctly on my Debian box with Ruby 1.8.2 but not on my XP one with 1.8.4 (latest binary snapshot, but didn't work with the original 24/12/05 installer version either.) 

Having rolled back to 1.8.2-15 on Windows it works there now as well, so it appears to be a problem with 1.8.4.

require 'http-access2'

def check_uri_request(uriText)
  clnt=HTTPAccess2::Client.new
  clnt.ssl_config.verify_mode=OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
  puts clnt.get_content(uriText)
end

check_uri_request('https://adwords.google.co.uk/select/steps.html')

The same problem appears to be raised in this discussion: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/179201 

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