# ERROR 525 SSL handshake failed **URL:** https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-525-ssl-handshake-failed/22377 **Category:** Hosting Support **Created:** [November 1, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-525-ssl-handshake-failed/22377 "2019-11-01T08:42:01Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 10
### Author: ![anon57849175](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon57849175/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon57849175](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon57849175) #### Post date: [November 3, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-525-ssl-handshake-failed/22377/10 "2019-11-03T08:58:00Z")
It seems like Admin posted an article that explains also what’s happening to the SSL system and how to fix it at the moment, and I never edited some of my posts to include that link. So please read it: > [@SSL errors on some websites](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/ssl-errors-on-some-websites/22399/1): > > Since yesterday afternoon (October 31st), many website are showing SSL errors. What are the symptoms of this issue? Some of the errors you may see include: SSL\_ERROR\_INTERNAL\_ERROR\_ALERT (Mozilla Firefox) ERR\_SSL\_PROTOCOL (Google Chrome) 525 SSL Handshake failed (Cloudflare) What is causing this issue? iFastNet is currently making some changes to how SSL is handled on the free hosting platform. In preparation of this, the default, self signed SSL certificate has been removed from the system. … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-525-ssl-handshake-failed/22377)._