kafka tls_error ai_generated true

SslHandshakeException: SSL handshake failed

ID: kafka/ssl-handshake-failed

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82%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3 active — — —

Root Cause

Kafka SSL/TLS handshake between client and broker failed.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Verify ssl.truststore.location points to correct truststore
  2. 88% success Ensure broker certificate is signed by trusted CA in client truststore

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Disable SSL entirely 92% fail

    No encryption in transit

  2. Trust all certificates 88% fail

    MITM vulnerability