Since updating to openssl-0.9.8, xchat-gnome can't connect to SSL servers anymore. Connection failed. Error: (336151568) error:14094410:SSL routines:SSL3_READ_BYTES:sslv3 alert handshake failure
Can openssl s_client connect to the servers without problems?
Yep
And what about openssl s_client -ssl3 ?
Fails CONNECTED(00000003) 12702:error:14094410:SSL routines:SSL3_READ_BYTES:sslv3 alert handshake failure:s3_pkt.c:1053:SSL alert number 40 12702:error:1409E0E5:SSL routines:SSL3_WRITE_BYTES:ssl handshake failure:s3_pkt.c:530:
Public server that exhibits the behavior is mozilla's -- irc.mozilla.org:6697
Caused by sending tls ext in sslv3 client hello. The ssl server should tolerate and ignore this but some apparently do not.