SQL Server JDBC Error on Java 8: The driver could not establish a secure connection to SQL Server by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption

Question

I am getting the following error when connecting to a SQL Server database using version the Microsoft JDBC Driver:

com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLSer

Answer 1

I've also hit this issue on Windows Server 2012 R2, using JDBC driver 4.0 & 4.1 with Java 7. This Microsoft article pins the blame on DHE ciphersuites, and recommends disabling them or reducing their priority if you cannot upgrade to JDBC driver 4.2