SSL+Connection+Error

= Fix for SSL Connection Error Message  =

If, when trying to open a webpage here at school, you get an '**SSL Connection Error**', here is what you do: 1. Go to a webpage that you know is blocked by our filter, such as Facebook. 2. When you get the 'page blocked' message, login using your AD login. Then you should be able to access the page where you previously got the SSL connection error message.

Another fix... today I couldn't ever get the 'page blocked' page - always the SSL connection error message. Fortunately I had saved the URL to the where you can login to the filter bypass. Click here for the filter bypass, or go to the Teacher Web Apps page (in the Internet container). Look for

So what is an SSL connection, you ask? (Just in case you need this for Jeopardy one day): "Secure Socket Layer. A security protocol that provides communication privacy. SSL enables client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery."  You will usually get the connection error message when trying to access an HTTP**S** website.