4-Nov-2014
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I've started receiving the 'javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Received fatal alert: illegal_parameter' exception when sending requests to some web services. These services were all working fine previously and continue to work when invoked from other applications e.g. OSB. This could only mean that the issue was local. Turns out that the problem started occurring due to a JDK upgrade.
DO NOT USE THIS APPROACH ANY MORE!!!
See link below.
Update (10 August 2017) - If you're using Java 8 and connecting to WebLogic 12.2, see this article instead - How to fix SoapUI javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException calling WebLogic 12.2 web services on Java 8.
This is the error that I get in SOAP UI:
The fix is quite straight forward. Just edit the
vmoptions.txt file and add the lines below. This will make java accept the unsafe certificates (which is perfectly fine for a self-signed development server).
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