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Certificate chaining errors in an HTTPRequest node

Troubleshooting


Problem

You are unable to connect to a backend webservice using an HTTPRequest node in App Connect Enterprise (ACE) or IBM Integration Bus (IIB).

Symptom

This set of errors will occur together:
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: com.ibm.jsse2.util.h: PKIX path building failed:
java.security.cert.CertPathBuilderException: PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl could not build a valid CertPath.;


internal cause is: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException:
The certificate issued by OU=Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US is not trusted;

internal cause is: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException:
Certificate chaining error

In ACEv13, the JSSE provider causes the error to appear differently:

javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 April 2025

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