JBoss throws IOException: Cannot recover key exception during startup

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Issue

  • Why does JBoss throw a "java.io.IOException: Cannot recover key" exception during startup?
  • The following error is logged when starting JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5:

    ERROR [Http11Protocol] Error initializing endpoint
    java.io.IOException: Cannot recover key
            at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.jsse.JSSESocketFactory.init(JSSESocketFactory.java:485)
            at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.jsse.JSSESocketFactory.createSocket(JSSESocketFactory.java:142)
            at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint.init(JIoEndpoint.java:502)
            at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol.init(Http11Protocol.java:175)
    
  • The following error is logged when starting EAP 6:

    ERROR [org.apache.coyote.http11] (MSC service thread 1-2) JBWEB003043: Error initializing endpoint: java.io.IOException: Cannot recover key
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.jsse.JSSESocketFactory.init(JSSESocketFactory.java:488)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.jsse.JSSESocketFactory.createSocket(JSSESocketFactory.java:162)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint.init(JIoEndpoint.java:967)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol.init(Http11Protocol.java:174)
    
  • The following error is logged trying to create a SSL connection:

    Exception: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Cannot recover key
        at sun.security.provider.KeyProtector.recover(KeyProtector.java:328)
    

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 4.x
    • 5.x
    • 6.x

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