HttpGet with HTTPS : SSLPeerUnverifiedException

Question

Using HttpClient, I receive the following error when attempting to communicate over HTTPS:

Exception in thread \"main\" javax.net.ssl.SSLPeerUnverifie

Answer 1

Note: Do not do this in production code, use http instead, or the actual self signed public key as suggested above.

On HttpClient 4.xx:

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import java.security.KeyManagementException;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;

import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;

import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.conn.scheme.Scheme;
import org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.junit.Test;

public class HttpClientTrustingAllCertsTest {

    @Test
    public void shouldAcceptUnsafeCerts() throws Exception {
        DefaultHttpClient httpclient = httpClientTrustingAllSSLCerts();
        HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet("https://host_with_self_signed_cert");
        HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute( httpGet );
        assertEquals("HTTP/1.1 200 OK", response.getStatusLine().toString());
    }

    private DefaultHttpClient httpClientTrustingAllSSLCerts() throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, KeyManagementException {
        DefaultHttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();

        SSLContext sc = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
        sc.init(null, getTrustingManager(), new java.security.SecureRandom());

        SSLSocketFactory socketFactory = new SSLSocketFactory(sc);
        Scheme sch = new Scheme("https", 443, socketFactory);
        httpclient.getConnectionManager().getSchemeRegistry().register(sch);
        return httpclient;
    }

    private TrustManager[] getTrustingManager() {
        TrustManager[] trustAllCerts = new TrustManager[] { new X509TrustManager() {
            @Override
            public java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
                return null;
            }

            @Override
            public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] certs, String authType) {
                // Do nothing
            }

            @Override
            public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] certs, String authType) {
                // Do nothing
            }

        } };
        return trustAllCerts;
    }
}

Answer 2

Using HttpClient 3.x, you need to do this:

Protocol easyHttps = new Protocol("https", new EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory(), 443);
Protocol.registerProtocol("https", easyHttps);

An implementation of EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory can be found here.

Answer 3

This exception will come in case your server is based on JDK 7 and your client is on JDK 6 and using SSL certificates. In JDK 7 sslv2hello message handshaking is disabled by default while in JDK 6 sslv2hello message handshaking is enabled. For this reason when your client trying to connect server then a sslv2hello message will be sent towards server and due to sslv2hello message disable you will get this exception. To solve this either you have to move your client to JDK 7 or you have to use 6u91 version of JDK. But to get this version of JDK you have to get the

Answer 4

This answer follows on to owlstead and Mat's responses. It applies to SE/EE installations, not ME/mobile/Android SSL.

Since no one has yet mentioned it, I'll mention the "production way" to fix this: Follow the steps from the AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory class in HttpClient to update your trust store & key stores.

1. Import a trusted certificate and generate a truststore file

keytool -import -alias "my server cert" -file server.crt -keystore my.truststore

2. Generate a new key (use the same password as the truststore)

keytool -genkey -v -alias "my client key" -validity 365 -keystore my.keystore

3. Issue a certificate signing request (CSR)

keytool -certreq -alias "my client key" -file mycertreq.csr -keystore my.keystore

4. (self-sign or get your cert signed)

5. Import the trusted CA root certificate

keytool -import -alias "my trusted ca" -file caroot.crt -keystore my.keystore

6. Import the PKCS#7 file containg the complete certificate chain

keytool -import -alias "my client key" -file mycert.p7 -keystore my.keystore

7. Verify the resultant keystore file's contents

keytool -list -v -keystore my.keystore

If you don't have a server certificate, generate one in JKS format, then export it as a CRT file. Source: keytool documentation

keytool -genkey -alias server-alias -keyalg RSA -keypass changeit
    -storepass changeit -keystore my.keystore

keytool -export -alias server-alias -storepass changeit
    -file server.crt -keystore my.keystore

Answer 5

Method returning a "secureClient" (in a Java 7 environnement - NetBeans IDE and GlassFish Server: port https by default 3920 ), hope this could help :

public DefaultHttpClient secureClient() {
    DefaultHttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
    SSLSocketFactory sf;

    KeyStore trustStore;
    FileInputStream trustStream = null;
    File truststoreFile;
    // java.security.cert.PKIXParameters for the trustStore
    PKIXParameters pkixParamsTrust;

    KeyStore keyStore;
    FileInputStream keyStream = null;
    File keystoreFile;
    // java.security.cert.PKIXParameters for the keyStore
    PKIXParameters pkixParamsKey;

    try {
        trustStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
        truststoreFile = new File(TRUSTSTORE_FILE);
        keyStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
        keystoreFile = new File(KEYSTORE_FILE);
        try {
            trustStream = new FileInputStream(truststoreFile);
            keyStream = new FileInputStream(keystoreFile);
        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        try {
            trustStore.load(trustStream, PASSWORD.toCharArray());
            keyStore.load(keyStream, PASSWORD.toCharArray());
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (CertificateException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        try {
            pkixParamsTrust = new PKIXParameters(trustStore);
            // accepts Server certificate generated with keytool and (auto) signed by SUN
            pkixParamsTrust.setPolicyQualifiersRejected(false);
        } catch (InvalidAlgorithmParameterException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        try {
            pkixParamsKey = new PKIXParameters(keyStore);
            // accepts Client certificate generated with keytool and (auto) signed by SUN
            pkixParamsKey.setPolicyQualifiersRejected(false);
        } catch (InvalidAlgorithmParameterException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        try {
            sf = new SSLSocketFactory(trustStore);
            ClientConnectionManager manager = httpclient.getConnectionManager();
            manager.getSchemeRegistry().register(new Scheme("https", 3920, sf));
        } catch (KeyManagementException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (UnrecoverableKeyException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }

    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException ex) {
        Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
    } catch (KeyStoreException ex) {
        Logger.getLogger(ApacheHttpRestClient.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
    }
    // use the httpclient for any httpRequest
    return httpclient;
}

Answer 6

Your local JVM or remote server may not have the required ciphers. go here

https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jce8-downloads.html

and download the zip file that contains: US_export_policy.jar and local_policy.jar

replace the existing files (you need to find the existing path in your JVM).

on a Mac, my path was here. /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_131.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/security

this worked for me.