Received fatal alert: handshake_failure through SSLHandshakeException

Question

I have a problem with authorized SSL connection. I have created Struts Action that connects to external server with Client Authorized SSL certificate. In my Action I am tryi

Answer 1

Assuming you're using the proper SSL/TLS protocols, properly configured your keyStore and trustStore, and confirmed that there doesn't exist any issues with the certificates themselves, you may need to strengthen your security algorithms.

As mentioned in Vineet's answer, one possible reason you receive this error is due to incompatible cipher suites being used. By updating my local_policy and US_export_policy jars in my JDK's security folder with the ones provided in the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE), I was able to complete the handshake successfully.