I'm having a strange problem trying to get...
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01 Sep 2002
Q.
I'm having a strange problem trying to get an SSL connection. Every time I am getting a "handshake_failure" just after the ServerHelloDone call. I have tried using the TLSTrustManager class in the samples (making no changes to the source) to get a another local copy of the certificate, but I got the same error. The certificates matched anyway.
I'm using eDirectory 8.6.2, and the 4/22/02 ldap.jar on the client end with JSSE 1.0.3. I've tried running the client on Windows 2000 and AIX, but there's no difference. Do you know of a particular client setting that fixes this?
A.
The problem is probably in your java.security file. In one case, I had left the Novell Provider in it and Security.addProvider() puts the new Provider at the end of its list. There is a name clash when using both Providers. I got my code to work by using the Security.insertProviderAt() method and putting the Sun Provider ahead of the Novell one.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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