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Oracle Linux 6: wget Fails with Error: wget: --secure-protocol: Invalid value “TLSv1_2” (Doc ID 2679651.1)

Last updated on JUNE 11, 2020

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.9 to Oracle Linux 6.10 [Release OL6U9 to OL6U10]
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Symptoms

The wget command fails with the following error when TLSv1_2 is forced.

# wget --secure-protocol=TLSv1_2 https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/latest/x86_64/getPackage/python-2.6.6-66.0.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
wget: --secure-protocol: Invalid value “TLSv1_2”.

Cause

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