# CURL error when using basic command
**URL:** https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/curl-error-when-using-basic-command/1580
**Category:** REST API
**Created:** [October 6, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/curl-error-when-using-basic-command/1580 "2015-10-06T03:27:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Shehryar\_Awan](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Shehryar_Awan)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/curl-error-when-using-basic-command/1580/1 "2015-10-06T03:27:03Z")
curl -i -k -3 -X POST /rest/user/session -H “X-DreamFactory-Application-Name: todojquery” -d ‘{ “email” : “email”, “password” : “password” }’
curl: (35) error:14094410:SSL routines:SSL3\_READ\_BYTES:sslv3 alert handshake failure
i get this error when running the provided command from the dream factory tutorial page. i have taken out some of the url.
Does anyone know why i am getting a ssl routines error
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### Author:  [@formerstaff](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/formerstaff)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/curl-error-when-using-basic-command/1580/2 "2015-10-06T13:38:23Z")
I assume the full URL of your curl request is https?
Is the server you are connecting to equipped to handle SSL?