[Mod_nss-list] "SSL input filter read failed" error for apache with mod_nss

Rob Crittenden rcritten at redhat.com
Mon Aug 10 14:29:03 UTC 2009


Rishi Renjith wrote:
> Hello, 
> We are trying to make apache work with mod_nss in Solaris10 x86 platform 
> in our project, which currently uses mod_ssl. For that we did the following.
> 1) Compiled and installed NSS with NSPR.
> 2) Installed Apache compiled with mod_ssl
> 3) Compiled and installed mod_nss for this Apache
> 4) Created the dummy DB using gencert.sh fie in mod_nss
> 5) Changed permissions for DB so that we can use it. 
> The issue we are getting is that the browser(Firefox) says 
> "SSL_Disabled", when trying to run in FIPS mode. When I checked the 
> server logs, it says "SSL Input filter read failed." "Cannot connect, 
> SSL is disabled".  error. 
> 
> Is there any setting that we are missing?
> I am attaching the nss.conf and httpd.conf files.
> 
> Versions used: 
> Mod_nss: 1.0.8
> NSS and NSPR: nss-3.12.3.1-with-nspr-4.7.5
> Apache: 2.2.11

Ok, let me start with a couple of questions:

1. Does it work when NSSFips is off?

2. Why did you set NSSEnforceValidCerts to off?

3. Can you share /opt/SMC/Apache2/logs/nsserror_log?

4. Can you provide the output of: certutil -L -d /opt/SMC/Apache2/dummycert

rob

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