[tor-bugs] #21152 [Core Tor/Tor]: "connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv3" sure makes it look like we're using SSLv3

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#21152: "connections died in state handshaking (TLS) with SSL state SSLv3" sure
makes it look like we're using SSLv3
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     Reporter:  arma          |      Owner:
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
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 A user on #tor pointed out:
 {{{
 Jan 05 13:52:18.000 [warn]  158 connections died in state handshaking
 (TLS) with SSL state SSLv3 read server certificate B in HANDSHAKE
 }}}

 Yet the ChangeLog for Tor 0.2.5.9-rc says:
 {{{
     - Disable support for SSLv3. All versions of OpenSSL in use with Tor
       today support TLS 1.0 or later, so we can safely turn off support
       for this old (and insecure) protocol. Fixes bug 13426.
 }}}

 So, are the handshakes using SSLv3, or are they not? :)

 I assume this is just a cosmetic issue where SSL_state_string_long() lies
 to us. But who knows, maybe there is something deeper going on?

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