Why does my wss:// (WebSockets over SSL/TLS) connection immediately disconnect without giving any errors?

Question

Posting this for anybody else running across the same problem.

I was working on a browser client that used stanza.io to connect to an XMPP server (Prosody, in my cas

Answer 1

Remember that modern browsers do not like self-signed certificates. Therefore, if your secure WebSocket connection dies before ending the handshake, it could mean that the certificate has not been accepted. In order to solve the issue, you can:

• buy a certificate signed by a Central Authority
• simply open in a new Tab or Window the link of you WebSocket's URI and tell the browser to trust the connection. Come back to your WebSocket and it should work.