An update.... and a correction... I was able to get the HttpsURLConnection to work by replacing:
import javax.net.ssl.*; with: import com.sun.net.ssl.*; Contrary to what I had said below there is an java.lang.ClassCastException being thrown when making the call : HttpsURLConnection conn = (HttpsURLConnection) myurl.openConnection(); Now the compiler warns me that I'm using deprecated code, but it does work. Still, why would javax.net.ssl.* be having this problem ? Thanks again! ----------------------------------------------------------- > Forgive me, I'm new at this... > > I am using: Java v 1.4.2_02-b03 > : Tomcat v 4.1.29 > > I�m having trouble getting an HttpsURLConnection to work as expected. I suspect I am > missing something (possibly a great many things) and would appreciate any insight > anyone could provide. I've not been able to find a single source that addresses this > problem although I've found bits and pieces in several places. > > I have a simple servlet running in Tomcat that does nothing more than report back > that it is alive. Posting to it at http://myserver:8080/simpleServlet/simpleServlet > returns a response of: > > <simpleServletResponse>I am alive!</simpleServletResponse>. > > Additionally I have a simple client app that calls the servlet with a POST. The > client can run on either the same machine as the server or a different machine. > > 1. Using an HttpURLConnection in the client app works fine. I can call the > servlet on either port 8080 (http) or 8443 (https). This works from either machine. > > 2. If I do nothing other than change the HttpURLConnection to an > HttpsURLConnection then everything falls apart immediately and I don�t understand > why (I do believe I have the proper imports included and it all compiles fine). From > everything I can tell I should be able to replace the one with the other. > > 3. Keystores & certificates: I have generated certificates for both machines > using keytool and have imported the client machine certificate into the trustedcerts > file on the server machine. I have NOT had any of these certificates signed by a > certificate authority (and due to complexities I won�t go into here that isn�t > likely to happen). Do the certificates need to be signed by a CA in order for > HttpsURLConnection to work? > > 4. The result of calling the method url.openConnection() is that �null� is > printed to the screen then program execution simply stops. No Exception seems to be > thrown � everything just stops� Why? > > HttpsURLConnection conn = (HttpsURLConnection) myurl.openConnection(); > > Ultimately I would like to get Client-Certification working but haven�t been able to > find a good guide out there for doing so. At the moment I am taking small steps in > the hope of gaining a better understanding. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance ! > -- John Kammer > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
