Problems connecting via HTTPS/SSL through own Java client

Question

I\'m trying to establish a connection to trackobot.com to receive some JSON data. The server only allows connections through HTTPS/SSL. Here is the code:

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Answer 1

Thanks to Steffen Ullrich's tipp I checked the ciphers java had available. Apparently, in Java 8 you don't have unlimited strength for your ciphers. For example, in my case my program couldn't use a AES 256bit cipher which the server required.

To solve this, oracle provides a bundle of policy files that allow for unlimited strength encryption. You can find it here.

The README states:

Due to import control restrictions of some countries, the version of the JCE policy files that are bundled in the Java Runtime Environment, or JRE(TM), 8 environment allow "strong" but limited cryptography to be used.

Just download the bundle and replace appropriate files as stated in the install instructions. After I did that, the handshake worked like a charm.