Ignore certificate errors when requesting a URL in Java

Question

I\'m trying to print a URL (without having a browser involved at all) but the URL is currently throwing the following:

javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: 
         


        

Answer 1

On a related note: my mutual certifcate authentication with a WCF .net Web Service was causing issues in my test environment. I added these two lines to my code to fix the problem and allow me to work through the issue:

//Uncomment this in case server demands some unsafe operations       
System.setProperty("sun.security.ssl.allowUnsafeRenegotiation", "true");       

//this command allowed me to see the detailed debugger log for detecting the
//issue with my certs.
System.setProperty("javax.net.debug","all");

Here is a nice reference for dealing with SSL negotiation and certifcates in a Java/Windows/Unix world: Transport Layer Security (TLS) Renegotiation Issue Readme