- 1 year ago
Soap Webservice CA certificate validation: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Path does not chain with any of the trust anchors
The exception java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Path does not chain with any of the trust anchors
typically occurs when the CA (Certificate Authority) certificate used to validate the server's certificate is not recognized or trusted by the client.
To resolve this issue, you can follow these steps:
Obtain the CA certificate:
- Contact the owner or administrator of the SOAP web service and request the CA certificate they use to sign their server's certificate.
- The CA certificate may be provided as a file or in PEM or DER format.
Import the CA certificate into your Java truststore:
- Create a truststore file (if you don't have one already) to store the trusted certificates. You can use the Java
keytool
command to create a truststore file. - Import the CA certificate into the truststore using the
keytool
command:
Replaceshellkeytool -import -alias ca_alias -file ca_certificate.crt -keystore truststore.jks
ca_alias
with a meaningful alias for the CA certificate,ca_certificate.crt
with the file name/path of the CA certificate, andtruststore.jks
with the name/path of your truststore file.
- Create a truststore file (if you don't have one already) to store the trusted certificates. You can use the Java
Configure your Java application to use the truststore:
- Add the following system properties to your Java application to specify the truststore and truststore password:
ReplacejavaSystem.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStore", "/path/to/truststore.jks");
System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword", "truststore_password");
/path/to/truststore.jks
with the actual path to your truststore file, andtruststore_password
with the password you set for the truststore.
- Add the following system properties to your Java application to specify the truststore and truststore password:
Test your SOAP web service connectivity:
- Run your Java application and verify if the CA certificate validation issue is resolved.
By importing the CA certificate into your truststore and configuring your Java application to use that truststore, you can establish trust with the SOAP web service's server certificate. This should resolve the CertPathValidatorException
and allow your Java application to communicate with the SOAP web service securely.