accepting HTTPS connections with self-signed certificates

Question

I\'m trying to make HTTPS connections, using HttpClient lib, but the problem is that, since the certificate isn\'t signed by a recognized Certificate Authority

Answer 1

This is problem resulting from lack of SNI(Server Name Identification) support inA,ndroid 2.x. I was struggling with this problem for a week until I came across the following question, which not only gives a good background of the problem but also provides a working and effective solution devoid of any security holes.

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