Git SSL peer handshake failed, OSX Yosemite 10.10.5

[JonAdam]

Hi,

I have a macbook running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5.
My git (2.5.4, Apple git-61) suddenly stopped working, with the error message "SSL peer handshake failed, the server most likely requires a client certificate to connect".

I tried updating git, reconnecting to the server and signing out and back in to my account, sadly to no avail.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[casperes1996]

What account are you trying to connect to? GitHub?

Try reading this

How do you reset the stored credentials in 'git credential-osxkeychain'?

I've followed the GitHub instructions for setting up my account, and I'm able to clone, but I'm unable to push remotely. When I do a "git push" I get the 403 error. It has the correct URL. I tried...

stackoverflow.com

 

[Wowfunhappy]

^ Echoing this question. You're on an older OS so it may be due to missing cipher suites, but Github should work fine.

 

[JonAdam]

Hey, thanks for your replies. It's bitbucket I'm trying to connect to, should've clarified that from the beginning.

I tried deleting the keys both with the terminal and keychain manager, but to no avail.

How do I install "missing cipher suites"?

Thanks

 

[casperes1996]

Hey, thanks for your replies. It's bitbucket I'm trying to connect to, should've clarified that from the beginning.

I tried deleting the keys both with the terminal and keychain manager, but to no avail.

How do I install "missing cipher suites"?

Thanks

No clue, mate - though I would try with brew install libressl or brew install openssl

 

[Stephen.R]

OP: how is git accessing the remote? Is it via https, or ssh?

 

[Wowfunhappy]

How do I install "missing cipher suites"?

You don’t unfortunately, they’re built into the OS.

What I’m doing on Mavericks (one version older than Yosemite) is running all of my https traffic through a proxy which understands the newer cipher suites. It’s a bit drastic, but it works and fixes a lot of apps. If that is indeed the problem, you should be able to set it up on Yosemite too. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/fixing-maverickss-outdated-https.2250533/

Another option (and maybe a better one, if Git is the only place you’re having SSL problems) is to install Git from Macports and use that instead of the Apple-supplied copy. MacPorts binaries use their own, up-to-date libraries instead of the ones supplied by Apple, so you’ll get up-to-date cipher suites.