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05.08.2008 at 09:28AM PDT, ID: 23386706
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SSL HandshakeException - Can't establish an HTTPS connection with Java

Asked by SteveJ in Java Programming Language, WebApplications

Tags: java https certificate

I have a program that attempts to make an SSL /HTTPS connection but it returns the following java exception:

javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException:
PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target

So I downloaded a program from the Sun/Java site called "InstallCert.java" that retrieves the certificate from the URL supplied at the command line and then installs it. I compiled and ran the InstallCert program and it installed a certificate in my c:\work\java\class directory which is where I ran the InstallCert program from. Yet I still receive the message posted above leading me to believe that the installed certificate isn't where it is supposed to be. If that's the case, where should it be? I cant figure out where java is looking by default to find the certificates I have.

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