how to make Unirest(java) ignore certificate error

Question

I am using Unirest (java version) to make GET and POST request.But I encounter a problem when accessing SSL encrypted site , since my program is behind a corporate network and t

Answer 1

Unfortunately, Unirest does not have a native way to configure SSL, so providing a custom HttpClient instance looks like the only option. Here is a solution, which does not use deprecated classes (like 'DefaultHttpClient') and works with self-signed certificates:

protected void prepareHttpsClient() {
    HttpClientBuilder clientBuilder = HttpClientBuilder.create();
    try {
        String certificateStorage = <>;
        String certificatePassword = <>;
        SSLContext sslContext = SSLContexts.custom().loadTrustMaterial(
            new File(certificateStorage), certificatePassword.toCharArray(),
            new TrustSelfSignedStrategy()).build();
        SSLConnectionSocketFactory sslFactory = new SSLConnectionSocketFactory(sslContext,
            new String[]{"TLSv1"}, null,
            SSLConnectionSocketFactory.getDefaultHostnameVerifier());
        clientBuilder.setSSLSocketFactory(sslFactory);
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Error configuring server certificates.", e);
    }
    HttpClient httpClient = clientBuilder.build();
    Unirest.setHttpClient(httpClient);
}