495 SSL Certificate Error

495

SSL Certificate Error

Example HTTP Response

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 495 SSL Certificate Error
Content-Type: text/html

<html><body>SSL certificate error</body></html>

Common Causes

Client SSL certificate is expired
Client certificate is self-signed and not trusted
Client certificate was revoked
Certificate chain validation failed
Malformed or corrupted client certificate

Technical Details

What does this mean?

Your security badge is fake! The server checked your SSL certificate and something's fishy. Expired? Forged? Either way, you're not getting in with that credential!

Technical Definition

The client provided an SSL certificate that was invalid or could not be verified by the nginx server.

Code Snippets

Ready-to-use code for returning this HTTP status in your application:

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/example', (req, res) => {
  res.status(495).json({
    error: 'SSL Certificate Error',
    message: 'Your error message here'
  });
});

// Native HTTP
const http = require('http');

http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.writeHead(495, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
  res.end(JSON.stringify({
    error: 'SSL Certificate Error',
    message: 'Your error message here'
  }));
}).listen(3000);

Related Status Codes

🔐401Unauthorized 🚫403Forbidden 🎟️496SSL Certificate Required

495 SSL Certificate Error FAQ

What causes a 495 SSL Certificate Error error?

Client SSL certificate is expired. Client certificate is self-signed and not trusted. Client certificate was revoked. Certificate chain validation failed. Malformed or corrupted client certificate.