64-bit Linux client fails to connect via HTTPS

[mikus]

Running 64-bit Linux client 5.9.11 on 64-bit Ubuntu 7.04 system, connecting to the net via a proxy. When trying to attach to the Worldcommunitygrid project, my system logs an error:

Sun May 27 20:45:22 2007||[http_debug] [ID#32] info: SSLv2, Client hello (1):
Sun May 27 20:45:22 2007||[http_debug] [ID#32] info: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol
Sun May 27 20:45:22 2007||[http_debug] [ID#32] info: Expire cleared
Sun May 27 20:45:22 2007||[http_debug] [ID#32] info: Closing connection #0
Sun May 27 20:45:22 2007||[http_debug] HTTP error: SSL connect error

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Someone more familiar with HTTPS suggested that the error might have something to do with how the SSL version is being specified (i.e., by the boinc client).

Anyway, I was able to successfully attach (through the same proxy) to the WCG project on a (different) system running the 32-bit Linux client 5.10.0. That says to me that my WCG account, and my proxy, are working properly -- leaving the 64-bit client as the probable cause of my HTTPS connect problem.

[Nicolas]

Formatted description, added keywords

[Didactylos]

References:

• original report and troubleshooting: ​http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=13505#103759

• discussion of the bug at Curl (in 2001!): ​http://curl.haxx.se/mail/lib-2001-10/0124.html (and subsequent emails)

[mikus]

The curl discussion found a difference in behavior between going through a proxy, and not going through a proxy. In my case, when I tried to go through my proxy from the 32-bit boinc client (I think 5.10.0) on 32-bit SuSE 10.2, communication with WCG worked. When I tried to go through the same proxy from the 64-bit boinc client 5.9.11 on Ubuntu 7.04, communication with WCG failed.

[tssmith2002]

The problem also exists using 5.8.17 x86_64 on Ubuntu 7.04 and problem didn't exist using 5.4 which was last version used before upgrade to 5.8.17 and 5.9.11

[Didactylos]

Link to tssmith2002's report: ​http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=14110

[mikus]

I compiled a 64-bit Linux client from the boinc subversion code as of 6-15-2007. When running this new version (5.10.6) of the boinc client, I am now able to communicate successfully with the World Community Grid project.

[mikus]

As far as I'm concerned, this ticked can be closed as "Fixed". The "official" 64-bit Linux client 5.10.8 communicates successfully with the World Community Grid project.