As per the stacktrace below, it looks like the System properties needed for talking to the server via HTTPS have not been properly set.
> ** > > $ ant create.and.run.client**** > > produces**** > > ** ** > > check.tomcat:**** > > clean:**** > > Deleting directory > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build**** > > create.and.run.client:**** > > Created dir: > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build**** > > Created dir: > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build\temp_client > **** > > Created dir: > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build\client_repository > **** > > Created dir: > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build\client_repository\conf > **** > > Created dir: > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build\client_repository\modules > **** > > Copying 1 file to > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build\client_repository\modules > **** > > Copying 1 file to > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build\client_repository\modules > **** > > Compiling 2 source files to > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build\temp_client > **** > > Note: > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\src\org\apache\rampart\tomcat\sample\PWCBHandler.java > uses or overrides a deprecated API.**** > > Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.**** > > Copying 1 file to > E:\Users\C770817\SW-PROJEKTE\RampartSamples\policy\sample-tomcat\build**** > > log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger > (org.apache.axis2.deployment.FileSystemConfigurator).**** > > log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.**** > > Exception in thread "main" org.apache.axis2.AxisFault: Connection has been > shutdown: 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**** > > at org.apache.axis2.AxisFault.makeFault(AxisFault.java:430)**** > > at > org.apache.axis2.transport.http.SOAPMessageFormatter.writeTo(SOAPMessageFormatter.java:78) > **** > > at > org.apache.axis2.transport.http.AxisRequestEntity.writeRequest(AxisRequestEntity.java:84) > **** > > at > org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.EntityEnclosingMethod.writeRequestBody(EntityEnclosingMethod.java:499) > **** > > at > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase.writeRequest(HttpMethodBase.java:2114) > **** > > at > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase.execute(HttpMethodBase.java:1096) > **** > > at > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(HttpMethodDirector.java:398) > **** > > at > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java:171) > **** > > at > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:397) > **** > > at > org.apache.axis2.transport.http.AbstractHTTPSender.executeMethod(AbstractHTTPSender.java:621) > **** > > at > org.apache.axis2.transport.http.HTTPSender.sendViaPost(HTTPSender.java:193) > **** > > at > org.apache.axis2.transport.http.HTTPSender.send(HTTPSender.java:75)**** > > at > org.apache.axis2.transport.http.CommonsHTTPTransportSender.writeMessageWithCommons(CommonsHTTPTransportSender.java:404) > **** > > at > org.apache.axis2.transport.http.CommonsHTTPTransportSender.invoke(CommonsHTTPTransportSender.java:231) > **** > > at org.apache.axis2.engine.AxisEngine.send(AxisEngine.java:443)**** > > at > org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.send(OutInAxisOperation.java:406) > **** > > at > org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.executeImpl(OutInAxisOperation.java:229) > **** > > at > org.apache.axis2.client.OperationClient.execute(OperationClient.java:165)* > *** > > at > org.apache.axis2.client.ServiceClient.sendReceive(ServiceClient.java:555)* > *** > > at > org.apache.axis2.client.ServiceClient.sendReceive(ServiceClient.java:531)* > *** > > at org.apache.rampart.tomcat.sample.Client.main(Unknown Source)**** > > Caused by: com.ctc.wstx.exc.WstxIOException: Connection has been shutdown: > 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**** > > at > com.ctc.wstx.sw.BaseStreamWriter.finishDocument(BaseStreamWriter.java:1692) > **** > > at com.ctc.wstx.sw.BaseStreamWriter.close(BaseStreamWriter.java:288) > **** > > at > org.apache.axiom.util.stax.wrapper.XMLStreamWriterWrapper.close(XMLStreamWriterWrapper.java:46) > **** > > at > org.apache.axiom.om.impl.MTOMXMLStreamWriter.close(MTOMXMLStreamWriter.java:188) > **** > > at > org.apache.axiom.om.impl.dom.NodeImpl.serializeAndConsume(NodeImpl.java:844) > **** > > at > org.apache.axis2.transport.http.SOAPMessageFormatter.writeTo(SOAPMessageFormatter.java:74) > **** > > ... 19 more**** > > Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Connection has been shutdown: > 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**** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.checkEOF(SSLSocketImpl.java:1293) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.checkWrite(SSLSocketImpl.java:1305) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.AppOutputStream.write(AppOutputStream.java:43) > **** > > at > java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flushBuffer(BufferedOutputStream.java:65)**** > > at java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flush(BufferedOutputStream.java:123) > **** > > at java.io.FilterOutputStream.flush(FilterOutputStream.java:123)**** > > at > org.apache.commons.httpclient.ChunkedOutputStream.flush(ChunkedOutputStream.java:191) > **** > > at com.ctc.wstx.io.UTF8Writer.flush(UTF8Writer.java:99)**** > > at > com.ctc.wstx.sw.BufferingXmlWriter.flush(BufferingXmlWriter.java:214)**** > > at > com.ctc.wstx.sw.BufferingXmlWriter.close(BufferingXmlWriter.java:194)**** > > at > com.ctc.wstx.sw.BaseStreamWriter.finishDocument(BaseStreamWriter.java:1690) > **** > > ... 24 more**** > > Caused by: 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**** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Alerts.getSSLException(Alerts.java:174)**** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.fatal(SSLSocketImpl.java:1649)* > *** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Handshaker.fatalSE(Handshaker.java:241)**** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Handshaker.fatalSE(Handshaker.java:235)**** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.ClientHandshaker.serverCertificate(ClientHandshaker.java:1206) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.ClientHandshaker.processMessage(ClientHandshaker.java:136) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Handshaker.processLoop(Handshaker.java:593)** > ** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Handshaker.process_record(Handshaker.java:529) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:893) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.performInitialHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1138) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.writeRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:632) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.AppOutputStream.write(AppOutputStream.java:59) > **** > > at > java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flushBuffer(BufferedOutputStream.java:65)**** > > at java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flush(BufferedOutputStream.java:123) > **** > > at java.io.FilterOutputStream.flush(FilterOutputStream.java:123)**** > > at > org.apache.commons.httpclient.ChunkedOutputStream.flush(ChunkedOutputStream.java:191) > **** > > at com.ctc.wstx.io.UTF8Writer.flush(UTF8Writer.java:99)**** > > at > com.ctc.wstx.sw.BufferingXmlWriter.flush(BufferingXmlWriter.java:214)**** > > at com.ctc.wstx.sw.BaseStreamWriter.flush(BaseStreamWriter.java:311) > **** > > at > org.apache.axiom.util.stax.wrapper.XMLStreamWriterWrapper.flush(XMLStreamWriterWrapper.java:50) > **** > > at > org.apache.axiom.om.impl.MTOMXMLStreamWriter.flush(MTOMXMLStreamWriter.java:198) > **** > > at > org.apache.axiom.om.impl.dom.NodeImpl.serializeAndConsume(NodeImpl.java:842) > **** > > ... 20 more**** > > Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building > failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable > to find valid certification path to requested target**** > > at > sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(PKIXValidator.java:323)**** > > at > sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.engineValidate(PKIXValidator.java:217) > **** > > at sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Validator.java:218)**** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.validate(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:126) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:209) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(X509TrustManagerImpl.java:249) > **** > > at > com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.ClientHandshaker.serverCertificate(ClientHandshaker.java:1185) > **** > > ... 37 more**** > > Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: > unable to find valid certification path to requested target**** > > at > sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.engineBuild(SunCertPathBuilder.java:174) > **** > > at java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(CertPathBuilder.java:238) > **** > > at > sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(PKIXValidator.java:318)**** > > ... 43 more**** > > Java Result: 1**** > > BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 3 seconds) >
