SMPlayer SSL does not work in Svr2003

[j7n]

I installed SMPlayer on Windows 2003 SP2 and it can't download streams over SSL connection. This applies to retrieving a YouTube page for video extraction, or direct links to media files. In the log it says that "SSL handshake failed". The program comes with its own SSL libeay32.dll / ssleay32.dll and should work like all good programs.

I also tried it on a virtual machine with SP1. The Svr2003 has a couple updates relating to AES and RSA. SMPlayer works on old machines with Windows XP. I tried so far to revert to the original unpatched system DLLs, and changing the security settings for the Internet zone. What could be the cause of this?

EDIT:

Problem has been resolved by updating certificates inside Windows using RootsUpd and Cert Updater 1.6! I haven't used those in ages and didn't think external SSL depended on them.

Edited November 12, 2020 by j7n