Bug#900982: fails with latest ssl

Thu Jun 7 17:32:04 BST 2018

Package: libwww-perl
Version: 6.33-1
Severity: grave
File: /usr/bin/lwp-request

No problem with wget. Problem with GET.

$ GET https://wiki.debconf.org/
Can't connect to wiki.debconf.org:443 (SSL connect attempt failed error:1414D172:SSL routines:tls12_check_peer_sigalg:wrong signature type)

SSL connect attempt failed error:1414D172:SSL routines:tls12_check_peer_sigalg:wrong signature type at /usr/share/perl5/LWP/Protocol/http.pm line 50.
$ wget https://wiki.debconf.org/
--2018-06-08 00:30:42--  https://wiki.debconf.org/
Resolving wiki.debconf.org (wiki.debconf.org)... 46.43.39.193, 2001:41c8:134:193::42
Connecting to wiki.debconf.org (wiki.debconf.org)|46.43.39.193|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [text/html]
Saving to: ‘index.html’

index.html                      [  <=>                                      ]  14.71K  45.6KB/s    in 0.3s    

2018-06-08 00:30:44 (45.6 KB/s) - ‘index.html’ saved [15068]

Workaround:

     Downgrade the following packages:
1)     openssl [1.1.1~~pre7-1 (experimental, now) -> 1.1.0h-4 (unstable)]