HttpGet with HTTPS : SSLPeerUnverifiedException

Question

Using HttpClient, I receive the following error when attempting to communicate over HTTPS:

Exception in thread \"main\" javax.net.ssl.SSLPeerUnverifie

Answer 1

Your local JVM or remote server may not have the required ciphers. go here

https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jce8-downloads.html

and download the zip file that contains: US_export_policy.jar and local_policy.jar

replace the existing files (you need to find the existing path in your JVM).

on a Mac, my path was here. /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_131.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/security

this worked for me.