Ruby SSL error - sslv3 alert unexpected message

Question

I\'m trying to connect to the server https://www.xpiron.com/schedule in a ruby script. However, when I try connecting:

require \'open-uri\'
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Answer 1

I think it's because of the https URL. There's a mean, completely insecure hack for bypassing this, but please google for it at your own risk. I will rather show you the secure way of doing it, using Net::HTTP:

require 'net/http'

url = URI.parse('https://www.xpiron.com/schedule')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url.path)
sock = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, 443)
sock.use_ssl = true
store = OpenSSL::X509::Store.new
store.add_cert OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.new('addtrust_ca.pem'))
store.add_cert OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.new('utn.pem'))
store.add_cert OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.new('user_first_ca.pem'))
store.add_cert OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.new('xpiron.pem'))
sock.cert_store = store
sock.start do |http|
  response = http.request(req)
end

You may obtain the certificate files by entering your URL in the browser (e.g. Firefox), and then clicking on the icon left of the URL/More Information/View Certificate/Details -> there click on each certificate in the chain and export it as a PEM file under the names I used above. Put these files in the same directory as the script referencing them. That should do the magic. But I noticed that a cookie is required to login to that page, so it might require a bit more effort of modifying your request appropriately.