Error accessing a Web Service with SSL

Question

I have a program that is supposed to send a file to a web service, which requires an SSL connection. I run the program as follows:

SET JAVA_HOME=C:\\Program         


        

Answer 1

Java only allows one SSL connection factory class for a JVM. If you are using a JDK thats shipped with WebSphere Application Server v6x/7x/8x or any other WebSphere server tools in Rational Application Developer, then those require IBM ( com.ibm.websphere.ssl.protocol.SSLSocketFactory ) specific class from WebSphere Application Server runtime. because the java security file has the JSSE socket factories set like below

# Default JSSE socket factories
#ssl.SocketFactory.provider=com.ibm.jsse2.SSLSocketFactoryImpl
#ssl.ServerSocketFactory.provider=com.ibm.jsse2.SSLServerSocketFactoryImpl

# WebSphere socket factories (in cryptosf.jar)
ssl.SocketFactory.provider=com.ibm.websphere.ssl.protocol.SSLSocketFactory
ssl.ServerSocketFactory.provider=com.ibm.websphere.ssl.protocol.SSLServerSocketFactory

So, If you uncomment the Default JSSE Socket factories and comment out the WebSphere ones then WAS is going to puke.

Better work around would be to have com.ibm.ws.security.crypto.jar file in your class path. This jar file has a dependency on com.ibm.ffdc.jar file so you need that in your class path well. Both these jarfiles are available under /plugins/