Laurent, I'm not sure you are connecting the dots right. I see an stunnel server configuration. In this case, your stunnel is a front-end to a service you run on host XXXX port 10016. What is that service? Is stunnel running on the same host? Note that If stunnel is not running on the same host with IP XXXX, then you may have some traffic in clear text in your network (from the device running stunnel to the device hosting the service on port 10016). You need a client to connect to the stunnel server. Unless your client support SSL natively, you also should have an stunnel running on your client device with entries like these: client=yes [pestip] accept = 10443 connect = Your-Stunnel-server-IP:10443 In this case your client apps connects locally to port 10443, traffic is encrypted and sent to your server listening on port 10443, where it is decripted and send to IP XXXX port 10016. Regards, Jose ________________________________ From: "laurent.uk@bnpparibas.com" <laurent.uk@bnpparibas.com> To: josealf@rocketmail.com Cc: stunnel-users@stunnel.org; stunnel-users-bounces@stunnel.org Sent: Tue, May 3, 2011 10:48:11 AM Subject: Réf. : Re: [stunnel-users] need help error :SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong versionnumber with cipher DES-CBC-SHA Dear Jose, here is the configuration file of my stunnel : ; Sample stunnel configuration file by Michal Trojnara 2002-2006 ; Some options used here may not be adequate for your particular configuration ; Please make sure you understand them (especially the effect of chroot jail) ; Certificate/key is needed in server mode and optional in client mode cert = /opt/freeware/etc/stunnel/ca_nopass.pem foreground = yes syslog = yes ; Protocol version (all, SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1) ;sslVersion = SSLv2 sslVersion = all ;ciphers = DES-CBC-SHA ;ciphers = DES-CBC3-SHA:IDEA-CBC-MD5 ; Some security enhancements for UNIX systems - comment them out on Win32 ;chroot = /usr/local/stunnel/var/lib/stunnel ;chroot = /tmp/ ;setuid = root ;setgid = other ; PID is created inside chroot jail pid = /var/adm/stunnel_server_level1.pid ; Some performance tunings socket = l:TCP_NODELAY=1 socket = r:TCP_NODELAY=1 ;compression = rle ; Workaround for Eudora bug ;options = DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS ;options = Options_SSL ; Authentication stuff verify = 3 ; Don't forget to c_rehash CApath ; CApath is located inside chroot jail CApath = /opt/freeware/etc/stunnel/CA_files/ ; It's often easier to use CAfile ;CAfile = /opt/freeware/etc/stunnel/ca.pem ; Don't forget to c_rehash CRLpath ; CRLpath is located inside chroot jail ;CRLpath = /crls ; Alternatively you can use CRLfile ;CRLfile = /usr/local/stunnel/etc/stunnel/crls.pem ; Some debugging stuff useful for troubleshooting debug = 7 ; Use it for client mode client = no ; Service-level configuration [pesitip] accept = 10443 connect = XXXXXXX:10016 Thanks for your help. Regards. Laurent UK Internet   josealf@rocketmail.com 03/05/2011 14:52 Veuillez répondre à josealf@rocketmail.com Pour Laurent UK, stunnel-users-bounces@stunnel.org, stunnel-users@stunnel.org cc Objet Re: [stunnel-users] need help error :SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong versionnumber with cipher DES-CBC-SHA Laurent, Can you post your configuration? For security, You should change the real IPs (but not the ports) before posting. You can check: 1. Does your stunnel client config has client=yes? 2. Does your stunnel server config has client=no 3. Check your packet flow, that is: your accept/connect settings. Regards Jose -----Original Message----- From: laurent.uk@bnpparibas.com Sender: stunnel-users-bounces@stunnel.org Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 14:16:09 To: <stunnel-users@stunnel.org> Subject: [stunnel-users] need help error :SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong version                 number with cipher DES-CBC-SHA _______________________________________________ stunnel-users mailing list stunnel-users@stunnel.org http://stunnel.mirt.net/mailman/listinfo/stunnel-users This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. 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