Mohammed, try setting the system property 'javax.net.ssl.debug' to 'all', and you should see details of the SSL handshake in stdout. It's likely that your client VM doesn't have a suitable certificate for the server (one that is issued by a CA that the server trusts).
Also, if you have OpenSSL, you can debug the handshake using: openssl s_client -connect host:port -prexit and see the list of "Issuer DN"s provided by your server --- the client cert must be one issued by one of these CAs. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Akacem Mohammed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday 30 January 2004 09:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused Hello, -> AxisFault ...java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused any idea why this Exception is thrown ( I use a certificate to authenticate the webserver hosting the webservice )? I know that the webservice is running. thanks Mohammed
