JMeter - How to handle SSL Handshake Exception?

Rupesh Garg

June 25, 2018

2 mins

If you get below error as response data for a request while running the script, here is the solution.

ssl handshake exception in jmeter

In HTTP Request sampler, change the field 'Implementation' to HttpClient4 to solve this exception.

ssl handshake exception in jmeter

Rupesh Garg

✨ Founder and principal architect at Frugal Testing, a SaaS startup in the field of performance testing and scalability. Possess almost 2 decades of diverse technical and management experience with top Consulting Companies (in the US, UK, and India) in Test Tools implementation, Advisory services, and Delivery. I have end-to-end experience in owning and building a business, from setting up an office to hiring the best talent and ensuring the growth of employees and business.

Rupesh Garg

Founder and principal architect at Frugal Testing, a SaaS startup in the field of performance testing and scalability. Possess almost 2 decades of diverse technical and management experience with top Consulting Companies (in the US, UK, and India) in Test Tools implementation, Advisory services, and Delivery. I have end-to-end experience in owning and building a business, from setting up an office to hiring the best talent and ensuring the growth of employees and business.

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