Received fatal alert: handshake_failure through SSLHandshakeException

Question

I have a problem with authorized SSL connection. I have created Struts Action that connects to external server with Client Authorized SSL certificate. In my Action I am tryi

Answer 1

This can also happend when the client needs to present a certificate. After the server lists the certificate chain, the following can happen:

3. Certificate Request The server will issue a certificate request from the client. The request will list all of the certificates the server accepts.

*** CertificateRequest
Cert Types: RSA
Cert Authorities:




... the rest of the request
*** ServerHelloDone

4. Client Certificate Chain This is the certificate the client is sending to the server.

*** Certificate chain
chain [0] = [
[
  Version: V3
  Subject: EMAILADDRESS=client's email, CN=client, OU=client's ou, O=client's Org, L=client's location, ST=client's state, C=client's Country
  Signature Algorithm: SHA1withRSA, OID = 1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
  ... the rest of the certificate
*** ClientKeyExchange, RSA PreMasterSecret, TLSv1    
... key exchange info 

If there isn't a certificate in the chain and the server requires one, you'll get the handshake error here. A likely cause is the path to your certificate wasn't found.

5. Certificate Verify The client asks the server to verify the certificate

*** CertificateVerify
... payload of verify check

This step will only happen if you are sending a certificate.

6. Finished The server will respond with a verify response

*** Finished
verify_data:  { 345, ... }