Connections died in state handshaking (TLS)

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I ran into this problem with the tor relay I hosted:808 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE. Does anyone know how to solve this problem？

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Hi @yummyyyyy, welcome to the Tor Projet community!

Have you checked to see if your ISP might be blocking the Tor network, or if your system date is incorrect? You can learn more about Tor Bridges here.

Also, I ask that you send the log (or if any error message appears), so we can do a more in-depth technical analysis!

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Thanks for your reply!!!

I have been running Tor exit node for a year and there is no limitation on my VPS, and I just checked the system date which is on time. The log is as follows:

Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 604; recommendation warn; host 7168531C69ED651A12D20B2AC2BD61C1BC7F5CC0 at 141.39.250.245:9010)
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn] 604 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  573 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  29 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 605; recommendation warn; host CE55315C000D3C8713A4E4B4FE0144371DC84A40 at 213.167.227.143:443)
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn] 605 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  574 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  29 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 606; recommendation warn; host F6D34AA29FC551A5E1706D164B44809D6DC09240 at 151.115.57.4:443)
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn] 606 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  575 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  29 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:08:02.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:42.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 607; recommendation warn; host 2C2D66E3A0C0C6F0F74488B22341156FBAF1FAA7 at 45.76.27.48:9003)
Nov 30 06:08:42.000 [warn] 607 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:08:42.000 [warn]  576 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:42.000 [warn]  29 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:08:42.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 608; recommendation warn; host 014E24C0CD21D2B9829E841D5EC1D3C415F866BF at 138.201.122.55:443)
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn] 608 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn]  577 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn]  29 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 609; recommendation warn; host 1B90395827F7499A37C73F09BC5AA0225808F6FC at 163.172.129.238:9001)
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn] 609 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn]  578 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn]  29 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:08:52.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:59.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (Connection timed out; TIMEOUT; count 610; recommendation warn; host 9D720E19C43E33F421C65D04BEF8BE213FBB1FBB at 95.249.236.7:9099)
Nov 30 06:08:59.000 [warn] 609 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:08:59.000 [warn]  578 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:08:59.000 [warn]  29 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:08:59.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:09:02.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 611; recommendation warn; host F9E32D4058F7F35E9BC4F1D8C3B2DAA0C4466660 at 51.158.148.230:993)
Nov 30 06:09:02.000 [warn] 611 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:09:02.000 [warn]  579 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:09:02.000 [warn]  30 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:09:02.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:09:12.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 612; recommendation warn; host EFA2E7B073AA4CE2DAF7160F23C90DB805948F4A at 85.214.128.156:443)
Nov 30 06:09:12.000 [warn] 612 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:09:12.000 [warn]  580 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:09:12.000 [warn]  30 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:09:12.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:10:02.000 [warn] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors. (DONE; DONE; count 613; recommendation warn; host 1A020A414D8AB25F54415C8C1E75A5562A9DD9A6 at 37.187.103.54:443)
Nov 30 06:10:02.000 [warn] 613 connections have failed:
Nov 30 06:10:02.000 [warn]  581 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv2/v3 read server hello A in HANDSHAKE
Nov 30 06:10:02.000 [warn]  30 connections died in state connect()ing with SSL state (No SSL object)
Nov 30 06:10:02.000 [warn]  2 connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state unknown state in HANDSHAKE
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Thanks for sending the log, this problem (Failed to complete TLS handshake) is listed on the Tor Support site, however, the solution is to use bridges (other bridges in this case).

Have you changed or moved the Tor folder? or made any recent changes to tor or relay?

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Hi, could you provide your relay fingerprint, Tor version and OS? Thanks!

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fingerprint: 41E319407E67C001D82E55237E66E60044227391
Tor version: Tor 0.4.6.8
OS: Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-193-generic x86_64)

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No, I haven’t move the Tor folder or made any changes to the relay.

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I believe your ISP is blocking your node. Maybe it’s because you received an abuse and didn’t reply? Contact their user support. Or if you want to try a few things before that:

Could you paste your torrc too?

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