OpenSSL Handshake Failure

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

When using OpenSSL's s_client command to connect to a HTTPS-enabled web server, one receives an error very similar to:

140602938324808:error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure:s23_clnt.c:744:

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7

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