How to fix boost::beast system_error uninitialized (SSL routines)

Problem:

While running your boost::beast https client you see the following error message:

example.txt

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::wrapexcept<boost::system::system_error>'
  what():  uninitialized (SSL routines) [asio.ssl:167772436]

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::wrapexcept<boost::system::system_error>'
  what():  uninitialized (SSL routines) [asio.ssl:167772436]

Solution

You forgot to handshake before writing the HTTP request:

example.cpp

stream.handshake(ssl::stream_base::client);

stream.handshake(ssl::stream_base::client);

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