Server Name Indication (SNI) on Java

Question

Can anyone help me get started on carrying out HTTP connections with server name indication in Java?

I\'m trying to request content from a site I\'m adminstering. I\

Answer 1

you might want to track https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1119

the underlying client implementation of Java 7 is capable to support it and exposes the feature via SSLSocketImpl#setHost (called by sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient

on Java 7 use

    new URL("https://cmbntr.sni.velox.ch/").openStream()

until HTTPCLIENT-1119 is fixed