jackc/pgx · error

ssl request too short

Error message

ssl request too short

What it means

Error "ssl request too short" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at pgproto3/ssl_request.go:20

import (
	"encoding/binary"
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"

	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/internal/pgio"
)

const sslRequestNumber = 80877103

type SSLRequest struct{}

// Frontend identifies this message as sendable by a PostgreSQL frontend.
func (*SSLRequest) Frontend() {}

func (dst *SSLRequest) Decode(src []byte) error {
	if len(src) < 4 {
		return errors.New("ssl request too short")
	}

	requestCode := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src)

	if requestCode != sslRequestNumber {
		return errors.New("bad ssl request code")
	}

	return nil
}

// Encode encodes src into dst. dst will include the 4 byte message length.
func (src *SSLRequest) Encode(dst []byte) ([]byte, error) {
	dst = pgio.AppendInt32(dst, 8)
	dst = pgio.AppendInt32(dst, sslRequestNumber)
	return dst, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgproto3/ssl_request.go:20 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jackc/pgx@ec1a0befd2 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/dba11e99426cb584.json. Report an issue: GitHub.