Websockets over HTTPS with spring boot 1.0.0.RC5 and tomcat 8.0.3

Question

I have a working example of the web socket (ws) non secure implementation application using spring boot 1.0.0.RC5 and tomcat 8.0.3. Now i would like to switch to wss i.e. using

Answer 1

You definitely need an HTTPS connector for Websockets with SSL (I.e. your "wss://*" client). It's possible it isn't working because of the certificate problem. If I were you I'd double check the browser configuration for the certificate exceptions. Maybe regenerate the certificate and try again.