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Informix Error -28014: Secure Sockets Layer error.

Cause and resolution

Secure Sockets Layer error.

An error occurred during a Secure Socket Layer operation. For more information, refer to the accompanying IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) error message.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-28014 fires when an SSL operation fails — per the official guidance, an accompanying IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) error message gives more detail.

  1. An SSL operation failure, per the official guidance — check the accompanying GSKit error message for the specific cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Refer to the accompanying GSKit error message, per the official guidance, for the specific cause and corrective action.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a failed SSL operation.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the accompanying GSKit error message for the specific underlying cause.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -28015 — "Secure Sockets Layer configuration error." A related SSL error, on reading the conssl.cfg configuration file specifically.
  • -28016 — "IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) or higher is not installed." A related SSL error, on GSKit not being installed at all.

An SSL operation failed — check the accompanying GSKit error message for detail.