How to use self signed certs for SSL/TLS IMAP and SMTP.

[bottiger]

bottiger submitted a new resource:

How to use self signed certs for SSL/TLS IMAP and SMTP. - How to disable certificate/peer verification for IMAP and SMTP so you can use a self-signed cert

If you have an SMTP or IMAP server that has a self signed certifcate, you will need this option to make Xenforo work with it. It just needs 2 file edits.


src/vendor/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/StreamBuffer.php

paste this after

$options = [];

$options['ssl']['verify_peer'] = FALSE;
$options['ssl']['verify_peer_name'] = FALSE;

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Edit
src/vendor/laminas/laminas-mail/src/Protocol/Imap.php

replace this...

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[Fishman]

Hi you comments on my other post.
i did what it aid but now the error says

• Failed to authenticate on SMTP server with username "email removed for post" using 2 possible authenticators

 

[bottiger]

Hi you comments on my other post.
i did what it aid but now the error says

• Failed to authenticate on SMTP server with username "email removed for post" using 2 possible authenticatorsView attachment 253333

You have another error in your email configuration that is unrelated to peer verification then.

 

[Fishman]

You have another error in your email configuration that is unrelated to peer verification then.

There is no other error, as a test i turned off the smtp restriction from whm and emails started working that means the problem is this"
this proves that there is no other problem

SMTP Error - stream_socket_enable_crypto(): Peer certificate CN did not match expected CN"​

The code which is in the guide is already placed on my website and it gives me the error- Failed to authenticate on SMTP server with username "email removed for post" using 2 possible authenticators​

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[Fishman]

Please let me know if the code is correct, i placed what you said in the guide

i have added 2 screenshots . please check and let me know

 

[bottiger]

If it says something about the peer certificate being bad, then your change didn't go through. You either edited the wrong copy of the files or you have an opcode cache on the old code.

 

[Fishman]

If it says something about the peer certificate being bad, then your change didn't go through. You either edited the wrong copy of the files or you have an opcode cache on the old code.

for imap.php my location isnt like yours

 

[bottiger]

for imap.php my location isnt like yours

Then you are using an old version of xenforo maybe. You need to check the error file location and line number.