Whats an easy way to totally ignore ssl with java url connections?

There is a solution at here which gracefully works for me. Just call

SSLUtilities.trustAllHostnames();
SSLUtilities.trustAllHttpsCertificates();

Before your SSL connection.

You can also capture more solution by searching Internet for java ssl trustall.

Here is the copy of that solution (in case of maybe a broken link in future):

 import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
 import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
 import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
 import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;

 /**
  * This class provide various static methods that relax X509 certificate and 
  * hostname verification while using the SSL over the HTTP protocol.
  *
  * @author    Francis Labrie
  */
 public final class SSLUtilities {

   /**
    * Hostname verifier for the Sun's deprecated API.
    *
    * @deprecated see {@link #_hostnameVerifier}.
    */
   private static com.sun.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier __hostnameVerifier;
   /**
    * Thrust managers for the Sun's deprecated API.
    *
    * @deprecated see {@link #_trustManagers}.
    */
   private static com.sun.net.ssl.TrustManager[] __trustManagers;
   /**
    * Hostname verifier.
    */
   private static HostnameVerifier _hostnameVerifier;
   /**
    * Thrust managers.
    */
   private static TrustManager[] _trustManagers;


   /**
    * Set the default Hostname Verifier to an instance of a fake class that 
    * trust all hostnames. This method uses the old deprecated API from the 
    * com.sun.ssl package.
    *
    * @deprecated see {@link #_trustAllHostnames()}.
    */
   private static void __trustAllHostnames() {
       // Create a trust manager that does not validate certificate chains
       if(__hostnameVerifier == null) {
           __hostnameVerifier = new _FakeHostnameVerifier();
       } // if
       // Install the all-trusting host name verifier
       com.sun.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection.
           setDefaultHostnameVerifier(__hostnameVerifier);
   } // __trustAllHttpsCertificates

   /**
    * Set the default X509 Trust Manager to an instance of a fake class that 
    * trust all certificates, even the self-signed ones. This method uses the 
    * old deprecated API from the com.sun.ssl package.
    *
    * @deprecated see {@link #_trustAllHttpsCertificates()}.
    */
   private static void __trustAllHttpsCertificates() {
       com.sun.net.ssl.SSLContext context;

       // Create a trust manager that does not validate certificate chains
       if(__trustManagers == null) {
           __trustManagers = new com.sun.net.ssl.TrustManager[] 
               {new _FakeX509TrustManager()};
       } // if
       // Install the all-trusting trust manager
       try {
           context = com.sun.net.ssl.SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
           context.init(null, __trustManagers, new SecureRandom());
       } catch(GeneralSecurityException gse) {
           throw new IllegalStateException(gse.getMessage());
       } // catch
       com.sun.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection.
           setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(context.getSocketFactory());
   } // __trustAllHttpsCertificates

   /**
    * Return true if the protocol handler property java.
    * protocol.handler.pkgs is set to the Sun's com.sun.net.ssl.
    * internal.www.protocol deprecated one, false 
    * otherwise.
    *
    * @return                true if the protocol handler 
    * property is set to the Sun's deprecated one, false 
    * otherwise.
    */
   private static boolean isDeprecatedSSLProtocol() {
       return("com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol".equals(System.
           getProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs")));
   } // isDeprecatedSSLProtocol

   /**
    * Set the default Hostname Verifier to an instance of a fake class that 
    * trust all hostnames.
    */
   private static void _trustAllHostnames() {
       // Create a trust manager that does not validate certificate chains
       if(_hostnameVerifier == null) {
           _hostnameVerifier = new FakeHostnameVerifier();
       } // if
         // Install the all-trusting host name verifier:
       HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier(_hostnameVerifier);
   } // _trustAllHttpsCertificates

   /**
    * Set the default X509 Trust Manager to an instance of a fake class that 
    * trust all certificates, even the self-signed ones.
    */
   private static void _trustAllHttpsCertificates() {
       SSLContext context;

       // Create a trust manager that does not validate certificate chains
       if(_trustManagers == null) {
           _trustManagers = new TrustManager[] {new FakeX509TrustManager()};
       } // if
       // Install the all-trusting trust manager:
       try {
       context = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
       context.init(null, _trustManagers, new SecureRandom());
       } catch(GeneralSecurityException gse) {
           throw new IllegalStateException(gse.getMessage());
       } // catch
       HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(context.
           getSocketFactory());
   } // _trustAllHttpsCertificates

   /**
    * Set the default Hostname Verifier to an instance of a fake class that 
    * trust all hostnames.
    */
   public static void trustAllHostnames() {
       // Is the deprecated protocol setted?
       if(isDeprecatedSSLProtocol()) {
           __trustAllHostnames();
       } else {
           _trustAllHostnames();
       } // else
   } // trustAllHostnames

   /**
    * Set the default X509 Trust Manager to an instance of a fake class that 
    * trust all certificates, even the self-signed ones.
    */
   public static void trustAllHttpsCertificates() {
       // Is the deprecated protocol setted?
       if(isDeprecatedSSLProtocol()) {
           __trustAllHttpsCertificates();
       } else {
           _trustAllHttpsCertificates();
       } // else
   } // trustAllHttpsCertificates

   /**
    * This class implements a fake hostname verificator, trusting any host 
    * name. This class uses the old deprecated API from the com.sun.
    * ssl package.
    *
    * @author    Francis Labrie
    *
    * @deprecated see {@link SSLUtilities.FakeHostnameVerifier}.
    */
   public static class _FakeHostnameVerifier 
       implements com.sun.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier {

       /**
        * Always return true, indicating that the host name is an 
        * acceptable match with the server's authentication scheme.
        *
        * @param hostname        the host name.
        * @param session         the SSL session used on the connection to 
        * host.
        * @return                the true boolean value 
        * indicating the host name is trusted.
        */
       public boolean verify(String hostname, String session) {
           return(true);
       } // verify
   } // _FakeHostnameVerifier


   /**
    * This class allow any X509 certificates to be used to authenticate the 
    * remote side of a secure socket, including self-signed certificates. This 
    * class uses the old deprecated API from the com.sun.ssl 
    * package.
    *
    * @author    Francis Labrie
    *
    * @deprecated see {@link SSLUtilities.FakeX509TrustManager}.
    */
   public static class _FakeX509TrustManager 
       implements com.sun.net.ssl.X509TrustManager {

       /**
        * Empty array of certificate authority certificates.
        */
       private static final X509Certificate[] _AcceptedIssuers = 
           new X509Certificate[] {};


       /**
        * Always return true, trusting for client SSL 
        * chain peer certificate chain.
        *
        * @param chain           the peer certificate chain.
        * @return                the true boolean value 
        * indicating the chain is trusted.
        */
       public boolean isClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain) {
           return(true);
       } // checkClientTrusted

       /**
        * Always return true, trusting for server SSL 
        * chain peer certificate chain.
        *
        * @param chain           the peer certificate chain.
        * @return                the true boolean value 
        * indicating the chain is trusted.
        */
       public boolean isServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain) {
           return(true);
       } // checkServerTrusted

       /**
        * Return an empty array of certificate authority certificates which 
        * are trusted for authenticating peers.
        *
        * @return                a empty array of issuer certificates.
        */
       public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
           return(_AcceptedIssuers);
       } // getAcceptedIssuers
   } // _FakeX509TrustManager


   /**
    * This class implements a fake hostname verificator, trusting any host 
    * name.
    *
    * @author    Francis Labrie
    */
   public static class FakeHostnameVerifier implements HostnameVerifier {

       /**
        * Always return true, indicating that the host name is 
        * an acceptable match with the server's authentication scheme.
        *
        * @param hostname        the host name.
        * @param session         the SSL session used on the connection to 
        * host.
        * @return                the true boolean value 
        * indicating the host name is trusted.
        */
       public boolean verify(String hostname, 
           javax.net.ssl.SSLSession session) {
           return(true);
       } // verify
   } // FakeHostnameVerifier


   /**
    * This class allow any X509 certificates to be used to authenticate the 
    * remote side of a secure socket, including self-signed certificates.
    *
    * @author    Francis Labrie
    */
   public static class FakeX509TrustManager implements X509TrustManager {

       /**
        * Empty array of certificate authority certificates.
        */
       private static final X509Certificate[] _AcceptedIssuers = 
           new X509Certificate[] {};


       /**
        * Always trust for client SSL chain peer certificate 
        * chain with any authType authentication types.
        *
        * @param chain           the peer certificate chain.
        * @param authType        the authentication type based on the client 
        * certificate.
        */
       public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, 
           String authType) {
       } // checkClientTrusted

       /**
        * Always trust for server SSL chain peer certificate 
        * chain with any authType exchange algorithm types.
        *
        * @param chain           the peer certificate chain.
        * @param authType        the key exchange algorithm used.
        */
       public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, 
           String authType) {
       } // checkServerTrusted

       /**
        * Return an empty array of certificate authority certificates which 
        * are trusted for authenticating peers.
        *
        * @return                a empty array of issuer certificates.
        */
       public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
           return(_AcceptedIssuers);
       } // getAcceptedIssuers
   } // FakeX509TrustManager
 } // SSLUtilities