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Configuring TLS encryption in IBM FileNet Content Foundation for email notification results in error javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unrecognized SSL message error

Troubleshooting


Problem

When configuring TLS encryption, as part of the configuration for email notification encryption (SSL/TLS) in IBM FileNet Content Foundation V5.2.1 and using the target SMTP servers TLS port, it fails with the error : Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unrecognized SSL message, plaintext connection?

Symptom

The following error stack is found in the pesvr_trace.log file on the PE server when an email notification is attempted with an SMTP server using the TLS port:

Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unrecognized SSL message, plaintext connection?

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Modified date:
31 January 2024

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