Spring RestTemplate call fails intermittently with 'SocketException: Connection reset'

Issue

The following error in the JBoss server.log:

ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/my-service].[restController]] (http-example.com/1.2.3.4:8080-1) JBWEB000236: Servlet.service() for servlet restController threw exception: java.net.SocketException: Connection reset
    at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:196) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:122) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.InputRecord.readFully(InputRecord.java:442) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.InputRecord.read(InputRecord.java:480) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:927) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.waitForClose(SSLSocketImpl.java:1705) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.HandshakeOutStream.flush(HandshakeOutStream.java:122) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.Handshaker.kickstart(Handshaker.java:909) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.kickstartHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1423) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.performInitialHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1288) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1339) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1323) [jsse.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.afterConnect(HttpsClient.java:563) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.java:185) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.connect(HttpsURLConnectionImpl.java:153) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at org.springframework.http.client.SimpleBufferingClientHttpRequest.executeInternal(SimpleBufferingClientHttpRequest.java:76) [spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.http.client.AbstractBufferingClientHttpRequest.executeInternal(AbstractBufferingClientHttpRequest.java:46) [spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.http.client.AbstractClientHttpRequest.execute(AbstractClientHttpRequest.java:49) [spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.doExecute(RestTemplate.java:488) [spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.execute(RestTemplate.java:459) [spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.exchange(RestTemplate.java:408) [spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at com.example.rest.controller.MyController.getEnrolledCards(MyController.java:58) [classes:]
    at com.example.rest.controller.MyController$$FastClassByCGLIB$$52411600.invoke(<generated>) [spring-core-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:]
    at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invoke(MethodProxy.java:204) [spring-core-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.CglibAopProxy$CglibMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(CglibAopProxy.java:698) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.MethodInvocationProceedingJoinPoint.proceed(MethodInvocationProceedingJoinPoint.java:80) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at com.example.logging.LoggingAdvice.logAround(LoggingAdvice.java:24) [example.jar:1.0.0-RELEASE]
    at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor13.invoke(Unknown Source) [:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.invokeAdviceMethodWithGivenArgs(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:621) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.invokeAdviceMethod(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:610) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAroundAdvice.invoke(AspectJAroundAdvice.java:65) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:161) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.AbstractTraceInterceptor.invoke(AbstractTraceInterceptor.java:114) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:91) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.CglibAopProxy$DynamicAdvisedInterceptor.intercept(CglibAopProxy.java:631) [spring-aop-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at com.example.rest.controller.MyController$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$3794923d.getEnrolledCards(<generated>) [spring-core-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
    at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:219) [spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:132) [spring-web-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:104) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandleMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:745) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:686) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:80) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:925) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:856) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:936) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:827) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:734) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec.jar:1.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:812) [spring-webmvc-3.2.4.RELEASE.jar:3.2.4.RELEASE]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec.jar:1.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:295) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at com.example.rest.web.MyFilter.doFilter(MyFilter.java:55) [example.jar:1.0.0-RELEASE]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:246) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:149) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.jboss.modcluster.container.jbossweb.JBossWebContext$RequestListenerValve.event(JBossWebContext.java:91)
    at org.jboss.modcluster.container.jbossweb.JBossWebContext$RequestListenerValve.invoke(JBossWebContext.java:72)
    at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:169) [jboss-as-web.jar:7.3.4.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:145) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:97) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:102) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:336) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:653) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:926) [jbossweb.jar:7.3.2.Final-redhat-3]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]

• The issue occurs during the SSL handshake.
• One time it is connecting and one time getting ssl hand shake error.