# Stapling error message from Apache **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [September 2, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/stapling-error-message-from-apache/183807 "2022-09-02T02:51:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![epopen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/epopen/32/15496_2.png) [@epopen](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/epopen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/stapling-error-message-from-apache/183807/1 "2022-09-02T02:51:20Z")
My domain is: [epopen.com](http://epopen.com) My web server is (include version): Apache 2.4.54 The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know): yes The version of my client is (e.g. output of `certbot --version` or `certbot-auto --version` if you're using Certbot): certbot-1.29.0 Hi All I got error message short periodic since using Let's Encrypt as follows.. ```nohighlight [Fri Sep 02 09:08:59.563529 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37:tid 34401891072] AH01936: stapling_check_response: response times invalid [Fri Sep 02 09:08:59.563686 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37:tid 34401891072] AH01943: stapling_renew_response: error in retrieved response! [Fri Sep 02 09:19:41.964499 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37:tid 34401790720] AH01936: stapling_check_response: response times invalid [Fri Sep 02 09:19:41.964666 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37:tid 34401790720] AH01943: stapling_renew_response: error in retrieved response! [Fri Sep 02 09:35:46.852414 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37247:tid 34401785344] AH01936: stapling_check_response: response times invalid [Fri Sep 02 09:35:46.852575 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37247:tid 34401785344] AH01943: stapling_renew_response: error in retrieved response! [Fri Sep 02 10:02:15.346355 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37247:tid 34401767424] AH01936: stapling_check_response: response times invalid [Fri Sep 02 10:02:15.347322 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37247:tid 34401767424] AH01943: stapling_renew_response: error in retrieved response! [Fri Sep 02 10:22:21.561221 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37247:tid 34401892864] AH01936: stapling_check_response: response times invalid [Fri Sep 02 10:22:21.561386 2022] [ssl:error] [pid 37247:tid 34401892864] AH01943: stapling_renew_response: error in retrieved response! ``` I googled the issue, found [https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/ocsp-server-sending-expired-responses-stapling-breaks-chrome/23964/3](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/ocsp-server-sending-expired-responses-stapling-breaks-chrome/23964/3) Talk about the issue in the topic, but my result is fine as follow. ```nohighlight OCSP response: OCSP Response Data: OCSP Response Status: successful (0x0) Response Type: Basic OCSP Response ``` Therefore it is not my issue, root cause unknown and have not solution. - About firewall, apache can be access outside internet as port 80 & 443 - About apache, configure as follow. SSLUseStapling On SSLStaplingCache "shmcb:/var/run/ssl\_stapling(128000)" SSLStaplingStandardCacheTimeout 3600 SSLStaplingErrorCacheTimeout 600 SSLStaplingResponderTimeout 5 SSLStaplingResponseMaxAge 900 SSLStaplingReturnResponderErrors on Please help debug. 🙂 Thanks a lot. ---
**Author:** ![MikeMcQ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/mikemcq/32/52772_2.png) [@MikeMcQ](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/MikeMcQ)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/stapling-error-message-from-apache/183807/2 "2022-09-02T03:52:34Z")
Other volunteers may be willing to help educate you and configure Apache for stapling. It's more than I wish to take on. I will refer you to these topics. These are good background for understanding stapling and Apache. > [@Apache - robust OCSP stapling config](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/apache-robust-ocsp-stapling-config/68628/3): > > M… The blog referred to in above thread: [https://blog.hboeck.de/archives/886-The-Problem-with-OCSP-Stapling-and-Must-Staple-and-why-Certificate-Revocation-is-still-broken.html](https://blog.hboeck.de/archives/886-The-Problem-with-OCSP-Stapling-and-Must-Staple-and-why-Certificate-Revocation-is-still-broken.html) > [@SOLVED: Apache's "built-in" OCSP stapling problem](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/solved-apaches-built-in-ocsp-stapling-problem/149340): > > P… ---
**Author:** ![epopen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/epopen/32/15496_2.png) [@epopen](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/epopen)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/stapling-error-message-from-apache/183807/3 "2022-09-06T07:17:51Z")
Thanks your a lot. I will try your suggestion due try too many times to reach the limit before, therefore other try after 7 days. 😅 😅 😅 ---
**Author:** ![rg305](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/rg305/32/91314_2.png) [@rg305](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/rg305)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/stapling-error-message-from-apache/183807/4 "2022-09-06T17:57:49Z")
There is a `staging` environment specifically created for `testing`. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce5051](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/bruce5051/32/76576_2.png) [@Bruce5051](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Bruce5051)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/stapling-error-message-from-apache/183807/5 "2022-09-06T23:11:19Z")
And here is Let's Encrypt docs on [Staging Environment - Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/staging-environment/) ---
**Author:** ![epopen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/epopen/32/15496_2.png) [@epopen](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/epopen)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/stapling-error-message-from-apache/183807/6 "2022-09-19T14:24:34Z")
Thanks all very much. I reading and testing. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/stapling-error-message-from-apache/183807/7 "2022-10-19T14:25:23Z")
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