Certificate validation errors are a frequent cause of issues when dealing with APIs and Web services calls, especially when self-signed certificates are used.
The error message is usually javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed
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Java Keystore Management Best Practices
A keystore file is a database for storing application secrets (private keys), trust certificates and CA chains. Proper keystore/truststore management is extremely important for application security.
We’ve compiled a list of keystore-related best practices in our keystore management document.
Here is a brief summary of the document:
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