# Error, sslv3 alert handshake failure

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-sslv3-alert-handshake-failure/9478>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [27 March 2019 05:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-sslv3-alert-handshake-failure/9478 "2019-03-27T05:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [27 March 2019 10:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-sslv3-alert-handshake-failure/9478/14 "2019-03-27T10:45:11Z")

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You have a node-red flow that you think should work but doesn't. If possible reduce that to a minimum for test purposes, possibly just an inject node and the request node and a debug node to show the result if necessary. Then mark those nodes and Export them to the clipboard using Ctrl+E or Export from the the menu. Then come back here and import it into a message following the technique described in:

> [@How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506):
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> To share code samples or flow json in this forum, you need to take care to format it properly so that it is displayed correctly. The easiest way to do that is to click the 'Preformatted Text' button in the toolbar: [image] Then paste in your code or flow json. You should end up with three back-tick characters - ``` - on their own line before and after the code. On standard US English keyboards, this is on the same key as the ~ character. Using the backticks will ens…

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