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Does openssl errno 104 mean that SSLv2 is disabled?

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I want to check if my server has SSLv2 disabled. I am doing this by attempting to connect remotely with openssl with the following shell command. Most literature I could find on the Internet says if I see something similar to the following error then SSLv2 is properly disabled. I do get the above e…

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openssl s_client -connect HOSTNAME:443 -ssl2

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At least on Linux, 104 is for "Connection reset by peer" – in other words, the connection was forcibly closed with a TCP RST packet, either sent out by the server or spoofed by an intermediary. I would try Wireshark/tshark on the Ubuntu server to se…

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Does openssl errno 104 mean that SSLv2 is disabled?

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