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QRadar: "Successful SSL handshake with unverified certificate" warning in log source configuration

Troubleshooting


Problem

When testing your firewall configuration in the Log Source Manager, it displays a warning similar to the following: "Warning: Successful SSL handshake with unverified certificate using Protocol [TLSv1.2] and Cipher Suite [SSL_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384]"
This warning is expected with self-signed certificates.

Symptom

The logs flow into QRadar successfully, and the packets moving through the port are still encrypted, but the Firewall settings of the Log Source Configuration show a warning similar to the following:
SSL warning

 

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
31 July 2023

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ibm17013511