Resolving javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed Error?

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Answer 1

Another reason could be an outdated version of JDK. I was using jdk version 1.8.0_60, simply updating to the latest version solved the certificate issue.