Title: SSL operation failed
Last modified: January 4, 2018

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# SSL operation failed

 *  Resolved [Ravikumar Patel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravipatel/)
 * (@ravipatel)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-operation-failed/)
 * Warning: stream_socket_enable_crypto(): SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL
   Error messages: error:14090086:SSL routines:ssl3_get_server_certificate:certificate
   verify failed in \wp-includes\class-smtp.php on line 368
 * [http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/1004/4412950956.png](http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/1004/4412950956.png)
 * Please check i have checked all options

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 *  Thread Starter [Ravikumar Patel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravipatel/)
 * (@ravipatel)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-operation-failed/#post-9833103)
 * CLIENT -> SERVER: EHLO 172.16.0.114
    CLIENT -> SERVER: STARTTLS SMTP Error: Could
   not connect to SMTP host.CLIENT -> SERVER: QUIT SMTP ERROR: QUIT command failed:
   SMTP connect() failed. [https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting](https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting)
 *  Thread Starter [Ravikumar Patel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravipatel/)
 * (@ravipatel)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-operation-failed/#post-9833123)
 * [https://gist.github.com/unclego/f7682de5820a1c76d473](https://gist.github.com/unclego/f7682de5820a1c76d473)
 * Adding this code this issue fixed please fix in your code also
 *  [Alexander C.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexanderfoxc/)
 * (@alexanderfoxc)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-operation-failed/#post-9833601)
 * Hi [@ravipatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravipatel/).
 * Thank you for your report.
 * Not sure if disabling all SSL checks is a good idea, at least without giving 
   user an option to do so. So I’ll add an option that says something like “Less
   strict SSL check” and, when enabled, it will also allow self-signed SSL certificate
   to be used on SMTP server.
 * This should be added in next plugin version.

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 * Last reply from: [Alexander C.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexanderfoxc/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-operation-failed/#post-9833601)
 * Status: resolved