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What the heck is "TLS handshake"? It keeps everything moving very slow!!!

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Firefox seems to have slowed things down quite a bit. I keep getting this message "performing TLS handshake. What does this mean?!!!!!!! And why does it take so long to move?

Firefox seems to have slowed things down quite a bit. I keep getting this message "performing TLS handshake. What does this mean?!!!!!!! And why does it take so long to move?

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Hi PatGates,

Would you please take a look at this article - it will explain what a TLS Handshake is :

https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/troubleshoot-firefoxs-tls-handshake-message/

To solve the problem, you could try to toggle the IPv6 preference on the about:config page, and maybe try other possible solutions that are mentioned here :

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-cant-load-websites-other-browsers-can

'Hope that helps  !