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How to allow monit to use gmail as a smtp relay to send out alert emails
# visit https://accounts.google.com/DisplayUnlockCaptcha and click to allow access
# edit /etc/monit/monitrc to include the following
set mailserver smtp.gmail.com port 587
username "whoever@gmail.com" password "whatever"
using tlsv1
with timeout 30 seconds
# run the following to validate access
/etc/init.d/monit restart
monit validate
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annahri commented Oct 11, 2022

tlsv1 is no longer working. Use tlsv13 instead

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geolaw commented Oct 11, 2022

@annahri -
centos 7 vm on linode - Do I need a special build of monit to support tlsv13?
I've got both openssl and openssl11 installed

[root@web3 etc]# monit -V
This is Monit version 5.30.0
Built with ssl, with ipv6, with compression, with pam and with large files
Copyright (C) 2001-2021 Tildeslash Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

[root@web3 etc]# monit reload
/etc/monitrc:8: Your SSL Library does not support TLS version 1.3 'TLSV13'
[root@web3 ~]# openssl version
OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017
[root@web3 etc]# openssl11 version
OpenSSL 1.1.1k FIPS 25 Mar 2021

I believe openssl11 supports 1.3

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trevmlt commented Oct 11, 2022

I could not get tlsv1 to work, but using just tls worked like a charm (i.e. using tls)

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Hello, for few days , i've try to correct error in my Monit (V5.27-2) log (error : Mail: SSL connection error: error:141E70BF:SSL routines:tls_construct_client_hello:no protocols available)
When sending alert email to my gmail account. My monit email config is:
set mailserver smtp.gmail.com port 587
username xxxxxxxxxxxx password xxxxxxxxxxx
using tlsv1
with timeout 30 seconds
set alert xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
I've tried with TLS, TLSV1, TLSV12 or TLSV13 without progress.
If someone got idea? Thanks

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