Description |
This article describes how to resolve an error where SSL VPN setup fails at 40 % after reissued certificate and giving error 'Unable to establish the VPN connection. The VPN server may be unreachable or your identity certificate is not trusted. (-5)'.
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Scope | FortiOS all versions. |
Solution |
SSL VPN debug shows SSL acceptance failed in debug logs:
[238:root:26]allocSSLConn:298 sconn 0x7f99c1fb00 (0:root)
Uninstall the certificate and install it again. This will most likely fix the issue. Related article: Troubleshooting Tip: FortiClient VPN stops at 40% with PKI users |
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