Hi all,
i have written an application that checks https connections. I use the
HTTPClient 3.0.1 as described in the SSL guide
Protocol myhttps = new Protocol("https", new MySSLSocketFactory(), 443);
HttpClient httpclient = new HttpClient();
httpclient.getHostConfiguration().setHost(myHost, myPort, myhttps);
GetMethod httpget = new GetMethod(myObject);
try {
httpclient.executeMethod(httpget);
byte[] repsonse = getResponseBody();
System.out.println(httpget.getStatusLine());
} finally {
httpget.releaseConnection();
}
i have two versions of the MySSLSocketFactory: one that does not use a
truststore (accepting any certificate) and one that does.
i have the following parameters to set:
myHost, myPort, truststore (used to determine which version of the
MySSLSocketFactory to use), truststorepassword and myObject.
In the case i set myObject to "/" i get no exception, in case i set
myObject to "/index.html" i get the following 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
The code works fine for other hosts and the result does not change
when using the other version of MySSLSocketFactory: the value of
myObject determines the exception (if the host experiences this
problem)
I am stunned because the certificates are valid and are in the
truststore (if they are used)
Any suggestion or help would be appreciated
