How to set up Tomcat as a client (not a server) for mutual SSL

[Jean Pierre Urkens]

I've a web application deployed under Tomcat-8.5.30 that sends  web service
(SOAP) requests (using Axis 1.4 framework) to another web server.

The target server applies mutual SSL and the SSL handshake fails on finding
an appropriate client certificate as requested by the server.

 

I can't seem to figure out how to tell Tomcat which client certificate to
use when requested to sends its client certificate during the handshake.

 

Any help is appreciated