{"id":1210,"date":"2025-12-17T10:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:47:19","slug":"ssl-error-rx-record-too-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/ssl-error-rx-record-too-long","title":{"rendered":"Firefox Error Code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you have a Firefox browser that has an error on the screen, while accessing your site after changing from HTTP to HTTPS, then you have a serious problem here. First, try to test the site on the Chrome browser and Edge browser to confirm that the problem persisting from your end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Go to the\ntesting site, and enter the URL of your site, and click on \u201c<strong><em>or\njust me<\/em><\/strong>\u201d to start testing the portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1295\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Down-For-Me-1.png\" alt=\"ssl_error_rx_record_too_long\" class=\"wp-image-1212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Down-For-Me-1.png 1295w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Down-For-Me-1-768x220.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Down-For-Me-1-209x60.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1295px) 100vw, 1295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Our site\nis up and running, and if you have the same result on the screen, then clean\nthe browser cache. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"937\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Down-For-Me-2.png\" alt=\"ssl_error_rx_record_too_long\" class=\"wp-image-1211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Down-For-Me-2.png 937w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Down-For-Me-2-768x154.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Down-For-Me-2-299x60.png 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In case, if the result says \u201c<strong><em>your site is down<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d then\nmove on to the next solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-b3ccf4c3\" id=\"uagb-adv-heading-b0712a11-057a-4416-a1e1-f0466016f9a6\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\" class=\"uagb-heading-text\" id=\"other-similar-error-ssl_error_rx_record_too_long\">Other Similar Error ssl_error_rx_record_too_long<\/h3><div class=\"uagb-separator-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An error occurred during a connection to<br>&lt;server-name&gt;. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure Connection Failed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum<br>permissible length. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-e4399f36\" id=\"uagb-adv-heading-f89bf217-2100-4cc0-9807-90987fa5542e\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\" class=\"uagb-heading-text\" id=\"reason\">Reason<\/h3><div class=\"uagb-separator-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Firefox browser is expecting HTTPS data from the server, but\nthe wrong configuration is sending HTTP\ndata to the browser. The browser has security responsibilities that they cannot\navoid, so they block it, and we have (Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)\non the screen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"solution\">Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The error happens, when you have not configured the SSL properly in Apache or Tomcat. It is one of the well-known common issues found in Apache or Tomcat as the webserver. Allow us to show you both solutions on both platforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tomcat-web-server\">Tomcat Web Server:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Tomcat, open the file \u201c<strong><em>server.xml,<\/em><\/strong>\u201d and you should find the code (<strong><em>scheme=&#8221;https&#8221; secure=&#8221; true&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>) with Keystore file and keystorePass statements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you have to check, whether port (8443) default is in the file, and then you have to specify it as part of the URL. Tomcat web server might be switching to HTTP\/non-secure mode, and the Keystore is corrupted. Create a new Keystore and replace the SSL certificate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"apache-web-server\">Apache Web Server:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Apache, the VirtualHost directive and SSLCertificateFile configuration\nstatements should match with each other.&nbsp;\nFirst, check if the \u201c<strong><em>Listen &lt;port&gt; directive<\/em><\/strong>\u201d port\nnumber matches with the \u201c<strong><em>VirtualHost directive<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also check the configuration of \u201c<strong><em>SSLEngine On, SSLCertificateFile\n&lt;filename&gt;<\/em><\/strong>, etc\u201d in the VirtualHost directive. 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