Configuring Spring RestTemplate to use SSL

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Issue

  • Getting the following error when making a REST call using Spring RestTemplate to a SSL protected URL:

    javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
        ... 
        at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.doExecute(RestTemplate.java:438)

Environment

  • Spring RestTemplate

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