SSLHandshakeException appear in logs when there is some error occur while validating the certificate installed in client machine with certificate on server machine. In this post, we will learn about fixing this if you are using Apache HttpClient library to create HttpClient to connect to SSL/TLS secured URLs.
In this spring boot example, learn to configure web application to run on SSL (HTTPS) with self-signed certificate. Also learn to create SSL cert, as well.
To triage SSL issues, enable SSL debug logging by passing javax.net.debug=ssl runtime argument to your server/program.
To disable or bypass SSL Certificate checking is never a recommended solution for SSL issues, but at test environment – sometimes you may need this.
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a secure transfer protocol used for communication on the Internet using cryptographic methods. The main purpose of the SSL protocol is to guarantee that no one can tamper with the communication between a browser and the server where the web application is deployed. Another purpose …
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