Title: SSL Connection Error with WordPress HTTPS (SSL) When Securing Checkout Page
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# SSL Connection Error with WordPress HTTPS (SSL) When Securing Checkout Page

 *  [igstyles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/igstyles/)
 * (@igstyles)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-connection-error-with-wordpress-https-ssl-when-securing-checkout-page/)
 * Hello,
 * I am using WordPress HTTPS (SSL) to secure my woocommerce checkout pages. Whenever
   I do Force secure checkout under Woocommerce settings or directly check “Secure
   post” on the sidebar of Checkout page, the page I tried to secure gives a SSL
   Connection Error.
 * Here is the detailed error message:
    Unable to make a secure connection to the
   server. This may be a problem with the server, or it may be requiring a client
   authentication certificate that you don’t have. Error code: ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR
 * Could anyone tell me what is causing the issue?
 * Thanks and I appreciate it!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/)

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 *  Thread Starter [igstyles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/igstyles/)
 * (@igstyles)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-connection-error-with-wordpress-https-ssl-when-securing-checkout-page/#post-5225909)
 * Actually I think I haven’t gotten SSL certificate yet and that is the error…

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