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[Bug 1523439] Re: [Urgent] Connection issues for XMPP protocol

 

** Description changed:

  OS: Ubuntu 14.04 (i686)
  
  I had discovered following bugs regarding support of the XMPP protocol:
  
- * in piggin it has been removed to complete disable requirement of secure connections
- * pidgin rejects connection to servers with self-signed certificates
+ * in piggin it has been removed to complete disable requirement of
+ secure connections
+ 
+ * pidgin rejects connection to servers with self-signed certificates.
+ Error messages:
+ 
+ "Unable to validate certificate
+ The certificate for [trunchated server address] could not be validated. The certificate chain presented is invalid."
+ 
+ "SSL peer presented an invalid certificate"
+ 
+ 
  * the "old-style SSL connection" produces "Invalid handshake" error

** Description changed:

  OS: Ubuntu 14.04 (i686)
  
  I had discovered following bugs regarding support of the XMPP protocol:
  
- * in piggin it has been removed to complete disable requirement of
+ 1. in piggin it has been removed to complete disable requirement of
  secure connections
  
- * pidgin rejects connection to servers with self-signed certificates.
+ 2. pidgin rejects connection to servers with self-signed certificates.
  Error messages:
  
  "Unable to validate certificate
  The certificate for [trunchated server address] could not be validated. The certificate chain presented is invalid."
  
  "SSL peer presented an invalid certificate"
  
- 
- * the "old-style SSL connection" produces "Invalid handshake" error
+ 3. the "old-style SSL connection" produces "Invalid handshake" error

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Title:
  [Urgent] Connection issues for XMPP protocol

Status in pidgin package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  OS: Ubuntu 14.04 (i686)

  I had discovered following bugs regarding support of the XMPP
  protocol:

  1. in piggin it has been removed to complete disable requirement of
  secure connections

  2. pidgin rejects connection to servers with self-signed certificates.
  Error messages:

  "Unable to validate certificate
  The certificate for [trunchated server address] could not be validated. The certificate chain presented is invalid."

  "SSL peer presented an invalid certificate"

  3. the "old-style SSL connection" produces "Invalid handshake" error

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