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(CD) javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: null cert chain

Troubleshooting


Problem

Using the Secure Proxy Connect:Direct Adapter, the server (SSP) is requesting ServerClient authentiation. Failure occurs with a null cert chain error in the secure proxy logs

Symptom

DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - pnode-1, WRITE: TLSv1 Handshake, length = 2315
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - pnode-1, READ: TLSv1 Handshake, length = 269
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - *** Certificate chain DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - ***
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - %% Invalidated: [Session-29, SSL_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA]
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - pnode-1, SEND TLSv1 ALERT: fatal, description = handshake_failure
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - pnode-1, WRITE: TLSv1 Alert, length = 2
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - pnode-1, called closeSocket()
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - pnode-1, handling exception: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: null cert chain
[pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - ***
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - found key for :
DEBUG [pnode-1] sys.SYSTEMOUT - chain [0] = > [

[{"Product":{"code":"SS6PNW","label":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Not Applicable","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"3.4.3","Edition":"All Editions","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SS6PNW","label":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 December 2019

UID

swg22008649

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