Schannel Errors Again in 2024: A GPO Still Allowing SSL 3.0

My log server was collecting loads of Schannel errors every day, so I decided to hunt them down.

Schannel errors in the Windows event log

The Cause

It turned out that a Group Policy Object controlling Internet Options was misconfigured to allow SSL 3.0 traffic.

The Fix

Disable SSL 3.0 as shown below, either with a GPO or on each machine. That stopped the log spam. For step-by-step instructions, see disabling SSL 3.0 with Group Policy or Internet Explorer, and for an earlier Schannel fix, see Schannel fatal alert 40 and 70.

Use SSL 3.0 unchecked in Internet Options