KB 44 (ABAP): SSL Handshake Error

Description

If you see the following error in SMICM logs:

• “Handshake error”

• “No certificate presented by server”

Cause

This is caused by SAP presenting an older TLS version certificate that is rejected by Splunk.

Resolution

This can be resolved by adding the following 2 parameters to the SAP ABAP default profile

ssl/ciphersuites = 135:PFS:HIGH::EC_P256:EC_HIGH

ssl/client_ciphersuites = 150:PFS:HIGH::EC_P256:EC_HIGH

Additional Information

As per SAP note 510007 – Setting up SSL on Application Server ABAP: SAP ONE Support Launchpad

Product version

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