Git pull / push - unable to access HTTPS, SSL routines seem to be down

Question

I'm using Git (and GitHub) on a daily basis and everything has been working fine and all of a sudden, I can no longer communicate with my remote GitHub repository through my Git commands. When I try to "Git pull", it gives the following error:

fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/snahrvar/eatibl.git/': error:1407742E:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:tlsv1 alert protocol version

So, I tested across multiple repositories, and I get the same errors on my computer. I had someone else interact with those same repositories, and it works fine for them. Prior to this error, I did an "npm install sharp" on a project and that ended up failing, and I suspect this may have messed with some SSL setting, but that's a wild guess!

Any general thoughts or guidance would be much appreciated!

If it's helpful at all, here is my environment:

• Git version: 1.9.4.msysgit.2
• Windows version: Windows 8.1

Answer 1

Updating TortoiseGit and GCM didn't help me, but updating Git itself did, as per @Frederic's advice in comments.

https://git-scm.com/download/win

To make sure the new version of Git installs properly and doesn't conflict with previous installations (it might, if you used TortoiseGit's, because it would use different folders and mess with PATH variable), remove the existing Git installation before installing the updated Git. Might also need to install with administrator rights.