I ran into the same issue some time ago. You need to import the CA certs to your current JDK cert store. There are instructions in the release guide I think.
/Anders (mobile) Den 4 dec 2013 08:56 skrev "Lennart Jörelid" <lennart.jore...@gmail.com>: > Hello all, > > I just cut a release for the aspectj-maven-plugin, and was about to start > the voting process. > However, when attempting to release:perform (or, indeed > site:stage-deploy), I get the following certification exception message: > > [INFO] Using this base URL for stage deploy: dav: > https://dav.codehaus.org/mojo/staging/ > https://dav.codehaus.org/mojo/staging/ - Session: Opened > [INFO] Pushing > /home/lj/Development/Projects/Codehaus/aspectj-maven-plugin/target/site > [INFO] >>> to > https://dav.codehaus.org/mojo/staging/aspectj-maven-plugin > Transfer error: 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 > Uploading: aspectj-maven-plugin/plugin-info.html to > https://dav.codehaus.org/mojo/staging/ > > # Transfer error: 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 > > This complicates things... > What should I do to remedy the situation, so we can proceed to the normal > voting/release process? > > -- > +==============================+ > | Bästa hälsningar, > | [sw. "Best regards"] > | > | Lennart Jörelid > | EAI Architect & Integrator > | > | jGuru Europe AB > | Mölnlycke - Kista > | > | Email: l...@jguru.se > | URL: www.jguru.se > | Phone > | (skype): jgurueurope > | (intl): +46 708 507 603 > | (domestic): 0708 - 507 603 > +==============================+ > >