Title: Error code: ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert)
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Error code: ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert)

 *  [Maicurls](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maicurls/)
 * (@maicurls)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-please-error-code-ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert/)
 * Hi,
 * First off I hope I am in the right place 🙂 I have had issues trying to get onto
   my blog for 2 – 3 days now and get this message:
 * An error occurred during a connection to maicurls.wordpress.com. The server rejected
   the handshake because the client downgraded to a lower TLS version than the server
   supports. (Error code: ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert)
 * I honestly am at a loss. I have done everything I know (which might not be much
   lol). I checked the proxy, ticked all that SSL boxes in the internet settings,
   I rebooted my wifi, I even rebooted my computer! I really hope someone can help
   😀
 * Thanks

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-please-error-code-ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert/#post-5937328)
 * You’ll need to ask on the WordPress.COM forums here:
 * [https://en.forums.wordpress.com/](https://en.forums.wordpress.com/)
 * These forums are for self-hosted WordPress.ORG sites – not the same but often
   confusing.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-please-error-code-ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert/#post-5937330)
 * If you cannot login to post there, see if this helps:
 * [https://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/](https://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/)
 *  Thread Starter [Maicurls](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maicurls/)
 * (@maicurls)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-please-error-code-ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert/#post-5937332)
 * lol WPyogi I thought I went to the right group because I posted a question (In
   what I thought was the other one and was told to come here). I think I just confused
   myself. Thanks for the links will try my luck 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [Maicurls](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maicurls/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-please-error-code-ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert/#post-5937332)
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