[Pidgin] #16262: Connecting to ejabberd that has RC4 disabled: SSH Handshake Failed

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#16262: Connecting to ejabberd that has RC4 disabled: SSH Handshake Failed
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 Reporter:  asjoegren  |      Owner:  EionRobb
     Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
Milestone:             |  Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.10.9     |   Keywords:  ssl
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 After configuring my ejabberd server following the description here:

  * https://netfuture.ch/2013/11/upgrade-ejabberd-to-the-latest-tls-
 security/

 And furthermore disabling RC4 - yielding an all green list of ciphers
 here:

  * https://xmpp.net/result.php?id=39807#ciphers

 (compared to e.g. https://xmpp.net/result.php?id=39820#ciphers which has
 RC4 enabled.)

 Pidgin 2.10.9 fails to connect, with the message "SSL Handshake Failed":

 {{{
 (16:47:46) nss: Handshake failed  (-5938)
 (16:46:52) connection: Connection error on 0x7fb86f871d70 (reason: 5
 description: SSL Handshake Failed)
 }}}

 Other clients can connect, using the stronger ciphers (i.e. emacs-jabber,
 gajim).

 Should Pidgin be able to use one of the non-RC4 ciphers supported by my
 ejabberd-configuration?

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