How to set up Apache CXF client to use WebSphere truststore? (Receiving “No trusted certificate found” exception.)

Question

First, I\'ll start with a summary. I\'m using an Apache CXF client to communicate over SSL with an Apache CXF service provider that is using a self-signed certificate. I i

Answer 1

beny23's solution works great for me on WAS7, with the following modifications (reason: httpConduit.getTlsClientParameters() might be null):

Replace this part:

    TLSClientParameters tlsClientParameters = httpConduit.getTlsClientParameters();
    if (tlsClientParameters != null) {
      tlsClientParameters.setSSLSocketFactory(factory);
    }

With this:

    TLSClientParameters tlsClientParameters = httpConduit.getTlsClientParameters();
    if (tlsClientParameters == null) {
      tlsClientParameters = new TLSClientParameters();
      httpConduit.setTlsClientParameters(tlsClientParameters);
    }
    tlsClientParameters.setSSLSocketFactory(factory);