PAM Agent is failing to connect to RSA Servers (Curl error code: 35)
Originally Published: 2024-04-25
Article Number
Applies To
RSA Product/Service Type: Authentication Agent for PAM
Issue
- PAM Agent authentication is failing using REST Protocol showing (Curl error code: 35) in the /var/ace/log/mfa_rest.log
- SSL/TLS Handshake is failing, showing Alert ( Level: Fatal, Description: Illegal Parameter) in the Server Hello.
Cause
Resolution
Upgrade the Internal Authentication Manager Certificates to SHA-256 by following the below article:
Upgrade Internal Authentication Manager Certificates to SHA-256
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