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

Your url should be like below and add sql sqljdbc42.jar. This will resolve your issue

url = "jdbc:sqlserver://" +serverName + ":1433;DatabaseName=" + dbName + ";encrypt=true;trustServerCertificate=true;