Just to add another data point, I’m seeing the same thing, even after upgrading to 11.6. If nobody else is running into this, it’s probably just as Rich says, some kind of external interference.
The following is from a Mac (I tried with macOS 10.12 and 10.11) openssl s_client -connect versioncheck.barebones.com:443 <http://versioncheck.barebones.com:443/> < /dev/null CONNECTED(00000003) 1444:error:140790E5:SSL routines:SSL23_WRITE:ssl handshake failure:/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/OpenSSL098/OpenSSL098-63/src/ssl/s23_lib.c:185: Linux gives a little more details: openssl s_client -connect versioncheck.barebones.com:443 <http://versioncheck.barebones.com:443/> < /dev/null CONNECTED(00000003) depth=0 OU = Domain Control Validated, CN = versioncheck.barebones.com <http://versioncheck.barebones.com/> verify error:num=20:unable to get local issuer certificate verify return:1 depth=0 OU = Domain Control Validated, CN = versioncheck.barebones.com <http://versioncheck.barebones.com/> verify error:num=27:certificate not trusted verify return:1 depth=0 OU = Domain Control Validated, CN = versioncheck.barebones.com <http://versioncheck.barebones.com/> verify error:num=21:unable to verify the first certificate verify return:1 --- Certificate chain 0 s:/OU=Domain Control Validated/CN=versioncheck.barebones.com <http://versioncheck.barebones.com/> i:/C=US/ST=Arizona/L=Scottsdale/O=GoDaddy.com <http://godaddy.com/>, Inc./OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository//CN=Go <http://certs.godaddy.com/repository//CN=Go> Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 1 s:/OU=Domain Control Validated/CN=versioncheck.barebones.com <http://versioncheck.barebones.com/> i:/C=US/ST=Arizona/L=Scottsdale/O=GoDaddy.com <http://godaddy.com/>, Inc./OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository//CN=Go <http://certs.godaddy.com/repository//CN=Go> Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 --- Server certificate -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- .... -----END CERTIFICATE----- subject=/OU=Domain Control Validated/CN=versioncheck.barebones.com <http://versioncheck.barebones.com/> issuer=/C=US/ST=Arizona/L=Scottsdale/O=GoDaddy.com <http://godaddy.com/>, Inc./OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository//CN=Go <http://certs.godaddy.com/repository//CN=Go> Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 --- No client certificate CA names sent Server Temp Key: DH, 2048 bits --- SSL handshake has read 3861 bytes and written 573 bytes --- New, TLSv1/SSLv3, Cipher is DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA Server public key is 2048 bit Secure Renegotiation IS supported Compression: NONE Expansion: NONE SSL-Session: Protocol : TLSv1 Cipher : DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA Session-ID: EA58D29C09F3B30E8946AAC11BCC2C71DB30C804973A11B9FBD1EB4C05B6C32A Session-ID-ctx: Master-Key: F2A4D9DA220A4B1366D0CCE1369B966AA116F477BE8E042BAF8526E4511C139B73D2C8EF3C7B5310A8381E9D651A2511 Key-Arg : None Krb5 Principal: None PSK identity: None PSK identity hint: None TLS session ticket: 0000 - ff 66 b1 dc a7 63 f8 29-72 d2 f7 b0 7d 78 5c 2e .f...c.)r...}x\. 0010 - d1 5b 20 6f 62 5f 4f 51-7a 2a 25 4d 4c 25 05 b4 .[ ob_OQz*%ML%.. 0020 - 21 38 70 93 e0 34 a1 7d-b1 91 a9 68 5b 74 8c e9 !8p..4.}...h[t.. 0030 - 75 a7 d0 57 f3 0b 9c de-6a 71 00 41 ff 09 76 18 u..W....jq.A..v. 0040 - b2 1a 61 68 6e 28 96 57-20 c2 36 22 64 dd 0f 72 ..ahn(.W .6"d..r 0050 - 07 ce 52 63 26 3a d2 40-6f d5 c0 68 9d 08 dd 80 ..Rc&:[email protected].... 0060 - 70 46 c5 61 92 0b d1 bf-99 12 00 fb e5 45 4e cf pF.a.........EN. 0070 - 2d d2 e3 20 62 a2 65 2c-84 30 10 75 98 be 13 50 -.. b.e,.0.u...P 0080 - e2 72 0e 20 57 5f c3 cc-97 c3 84 7a a4 8b db c6 .r. W_.....z.... 0090 - 58 b7 c5 31 dd cc 84 3a-a6 9e 19 11 3d 1b 21 91 X..1...:....=.!. 00a0 - 13 e2 d9 df dd 54 ae 62-97 6b 4f c7 1e 88 23 9e .....T.b.kO...#. 00b0 - 4a d7 59 37 a3 19 25 83-f0 51 99 94 7e b0 33 2a J.Y7..%..Q..~.3* Start Time: 1467753277 Timeout : 300 (sec) Verify return code: 21 (unable to verify the first certificate) --- DONE —bernie > On Jul 5, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Rich Siegel <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, July 5, 2016, April Mains <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I get the following error when I check for updates in BBEdit "Software >> Update Check Failed: An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to >> the server cannot be made." > > The servers and services are working normally, but in the past we've seen > situations in which proxies and gateways cache old certificates or otherwise > interfere with secure connections to Software Update. > > In that case, the easiest thing to do is to download and install the update > manually: <http://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/updates.html>. > > Sorry for the inconvenience, > > R. > -- > Rich Siegel Bare Bones Software, Inc. > <[email protected]> <http://www.barebones.com/> > > Someday I'll look back on all this and laugh... until they sedate me. > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. 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