Internal Server Error on Dashboard Gadget

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Problem

While running JIRA on SSL using Apache mod_proxy , the dashboard gadget gets an internal server error.

The following appears in the catalina.out

1 2 /plugins/servlet/gadgets/makeRequest [renderer.internal.http.HttpClientFetcher] Unable to retrieve response javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: No appropriate protocol (protocol is disabled or cipher suites are inappropriate)

Cause

There is an issue with the Self Signed Cert

Resolution

Add the cert to JIRA by :

  1. Use the command line to import the cert. Running JIRA over SSL or HTTPS(Start from step 5)

    or

  2. Use this plugin SSL for JIRA

Updated on April 8, 2025

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