Using java class HttpsURLConnection

Question

I have a small piece of code which basically impements a HTTP-Client, i.e. it POSTS request and works with re RESPONSE. As long as HTTP is concenerned everthing work well. F

Answer 1

The above problem is only caused by two issues

1. Using wrong import
2. Using http in the string you create url from use instead https

Answer 2

Change:

import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;

and

URL url = new URL(serverAddress);
HttpsURLConnection httpsConn = (HttpsURLConnection) url.openConnection();

Change To:

import java.net.HttpURLConnection;

and

URL url = new URL(serverAddress);
HttpURLConnection httpConn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();

Answer 3

Instead of creating a URL object using standard constructor like

URL wsURL = new URL(url);

Use

java.net.URL wsURL = new URL(null, url,new sun.net.www.protocol.https.Handler());

which would solve this problem