Ramp Contracts TLS Configuration

The server rejected the handshake. The error log was short, but the impact was clear: your Ramp contracts’ TLS configuration was broken. One misaligned cipher or expired certificate, and the entire pipeline stalls.

Ramp Contracts TLS Configuration is more than a checkbox. It’s the trust layer between your application and Ramp’s API. Misconfigured TLS leaves endpoints vulnerable or inaccessible, cutting off contract creation, updates, and data sync. Correct setup ensures encrypted communication, verified identities, and resilience against interception.

Start by confirming Ramp’s current TLS version requirements. They mandate strong protocols—TLS 1.2 or higher—and disallow weak ciphers like RC4 or 3DES. Align your client with these specs. In your build, specify only allowed cipher suites. For most modern runtimes, this means enabling AES-GCM and ECDHE for forward secrecy.

Next, verify the certificate chain. Ramp presents its own certificate signed by a trusted CA. If your system’s CA store is outdated, the handshake fails. Keep the trust store updated and confirm no intermediate certificates are missing. Both server and client must agree on the chain during negotiation.

Check SNI (Server Name Indication). Ramp’s TLS configuration expects the correct host to be sent during the handshake. Mismatched SNI flags can cause silent drops. This is especially common in custom HTTP clients or low-level socket connections.

Test using tools like openssl s_client or modern HTTP libraries with verbose logging. Capture the full handshake and look for alerts. Ramp logs may also surface errors with codes mapping directly to TLS misconfigurations.

Automate validation. Integrate TLS checks into CI/CD so no build ships with broken configurations. Add fail-fast conditions when protocols or ciphers fall outside Ramp’s requirements.

Strong Ramp contracts TLS configuration means fewer outages and faster integrations. Fix it once, secure it forever—until the standard evolves again.

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