Stand Alone SSL Tomcat Example Wanted - Please!

[Pete Ehli]

Hello - I have followed the instructions in the docs - tomcat-ssl-howto (SSL Direct) (Generate a SSL certificate (RSA) for tomcat) - From what I can understand from the docs I am configuring tomcat to use "secure socket layering" (https) via tomcat as a standalone server (no web server involved) I have done everything the docs say to do without a hitch. Also I tested JSSE to see if it was setup correctly via a servlet with this code fragment   SSLServerSocketFactory factory =     (SSLServerSocketFactory) SSLServerSocketFactory.getDefault(); SSLServerSocket sslSocket =     (SSLServerSocket)factory.createServerSocket(5757); String [] cipherSuites = sslSocket.getEnabledCipherSuites(); for (int i = 0; i < cipherSuites.length; i++) {     System.out.println("Cipher Suite " + i + " = " + cipherSuites[i]); }     Yes this test worked and setup is correct.   Ok when I start tomcat I have a HttpConnectionHandler on 8443 (everything is on my local machine) When I try to access https://localhost:8443 via internet explorer I get a dialog box that says Client Athenthentication The web site you want to use requests Athenthentication Select the certificate to use when connecting   I configured the certificate as described in the docs   What I would like to know is if anyone has a sample program (servlet or jsp) to connect to tomcat on a local machine using https. I downloaded the JSSE samples, but they don't make much since (all are applications) a tutorial somewhere that uses tomcat would be very helpful. The API for JSSE seems rather large and I am confused as to where to start. Hey you've got to crawl before you can walk. If anyone can help me out I would really appreciate it. You can email me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks -- Pete --