de.unkrig.commons.net.security

Class HttpsUrlConnections

java.lang.Object

de.unkrig.commons.net.security.HttpsUrlConnections

public final class HttpsUrlConnections
extends Object

Utility functionality related to HttpsURLConnections.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	disableSslCertificateValidation() Disables validation of client certificates, server certificates, certificate issuers and hostnames for HttpsURLConnections.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

disableSslCertificateValidation

public static void disableSslCertificateValidation()
                                            throws GeneralSecurityException

Disables validation of client certificates, server certificates, certificate issuers and hostnames for HttpsURLConnections.

SSLHandshakeExceptions like this will no longer be thrown:

javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException:
sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed:
sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target

Throws:

GeneralSecurityException