certificate not trusted by Websphere

Question

I have a web application that call a SOAP Web service secured via SSL .(https://zzzzzzzzzzzz/xxxxx).

The server send two certificates (Root and Leaf) so i import the two certificate using the property : com.ibm.websphere.ssl.retrieveLeafCert .

To enable ssl validation on websphere i just add the certificates Into websphere :

SSL certificate and key management -> key stores and certificate -> NodeDefaultTrustStore -> Signer cerificates -> Retrieve from port :

• host : hostname
• port : 443
• alias : alias

The problem is that webshphere not trust the certificate and give me this stacktrace,

used by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: SSLHandshakeException invoking `https://------------------------------` : com.ibm.jsse2.util.j: PKIX path building failed: java.security.cert.CertPathBuilderException: PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl could not build a valid CertPath.; internal cause is: 
    java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: T`he certificate issued by CN=-------------------------------------------------------------------- is not trusted`; internal cause is: 
    java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Certificate chaining error
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[na:1.6.0]
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:56) ~[na:1.6.0]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) ~[na:1.6.0]
    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:527) ~[na:1.6.0]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.mapException(HTTPConduit.java:1338) ~[cxf-rt-transports-http-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.close(HTTPConduit.java:1322) ~[cxf-rt-transports-http-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.AbstractConduit.close(AbstractConduit.java:56) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit.close(HTTPConduit.java:622) ~[cxf-rt-transports-http-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.MessageSenderInterceptor$MessageSenderEndingInterceptor.handleMessage(MessageSenderInterceptor.java:62) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:271) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.doInvoke(ClientImpl.java:530) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:463) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:366) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:319) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invokeWrapped(ClientImpl.java:354) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.DispatchImpl.invoke(DispatchImpl.java:385) ~[cxf-rt-frontend-jaxws-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    ... 100 common frames omitted
`Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException`: com.ibm.jsse2.util.j: 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 CN=--------------------------------------------------------- is not trusted`; internal cause is: 
    java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Certificate chaining error
    at com.ibm.jsse2.o.a(o.java:8) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.SSLSocketImpl.a(SSLSocketImpl.java:549) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.kb.a(kb.java:355) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.kb.a(kb.java:130) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.lb.a(lb.java:135) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.lb.a(lb.java:368) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.kb.s(kb.java:442) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.kb.a(kb.java:136) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.SSLSocketImpl.a(SSLSocketImpl.java:495) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.SSLSocketImpl.h(SSLSocketImpl.java:223) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.SSLSocketImpl.a(SSLSocketImpl.java:724) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:81) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.net.ssl.www2.protocol.https.c.afterConnect(c.java:8) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.net.ssl.www2.protocol.https.d.connect(d.java:20) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getOutputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1043) ~[na:1.6.0]
    at com.ibm.net.ssl.www2.protocol.https.b.getOutputStream(b.java:85) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.URLConnectionHTTPConduit$URLConnectionWrappedOutputStream.setupWrappedStream(URLConnectionHTTPConduit.java:168) ~[cxf-rt-transports-http-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleHeadersTrustCaching(HTTPConduit.java:1282) ~[cxf-rt-transports-http-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.onFirstWrite(HTTPConduit.java:1233) ~[cxf-rt-transports-http-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.URLConnectionHTTPConduit$URLConnectionWrappedOutputStream.onFirstWrite(URLConnectionHTTPConduit.java:195) ~[cxf-rt-transports-http-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.io.AbstractWrappedOutputStream.write(AbstractWrappedOutputStream.java:47) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.io.AbstractThresholdOutputStream.write(AbstractThresholdOutputStream.java:69) ~[cxf-api-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.close(HTTPConduit.java:1295) ~[cxf-rt-transports-http-2.7.4.jar:2.7.4]
    ... 110 common frames omitted
`Caused by: com.ibm.jsse2.util.j: PKIX path building failed:` java.security.cert.CertPathBuilderException: PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl could not build a valid CertPath.; internal cause is: 
    java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: T`he certificate issued by CN=--------------------------------------------  is not trusted`; internal cause is: 
    java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Certificate chaining error
    at com.ibm.jsse2.util.h.b(h.java:39) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.util.h.b(h.java:21) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.util.g.a(g.java:1) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.pc.a(pc.java:36) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.pc.checkServerTrusted(pc.java:19) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.pc.b(pc.java:51) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.lb.a(lb.java:65) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    ... 128 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.security.cert.CertPathBuilderException: PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl could not build a valid CertPath.
    at com.ibm.security.cert.PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.engineBuild(PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.java:411) ~[na:na]
    at java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(CertPathBuilder.java:258) ~[na:na]
    at com.ibm.jsse2.util.h.b(h.java:107) ~[na:6.0 build_20130515]
    ... 134 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: The certificate issued by CN=-------------------------------------------------------
    at com.ibm.security.cert.BasicChecker.<init>(BasicChecker.java:111) ~[na:na]
    at com.ibm.security.cert.PKIXCertPathValidatorImpl.engineValidate(PKIXCertPathValidatorImpl.java:178) ~[na:na]
    at com.ibm.security.cert.PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.myValidator(PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.java:737) ~[na:na]
    at com.ibm.security.cert.PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.buildCertPath(PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.java:649) ~[na:na]
    at com.ibm.security.cert.PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.buildCertPath(PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.java:595) ~[na:na]
    at com.ibm.security.cert.PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.engineBuild(PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl.java:357) ~[na:na]
    ... 136 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Certificate chaining error
    at com.ibm.security.cert.CertPathUtil.findIssuer(CertPathUtil.java:298) ~[na:na]
    at com.ibm.security.cert.BasicChecker.<init>(BasicChecker.java:108) ~[na:na]
    ... 141 common frames omitted

The same code is tested in my local environement with the simple use of Installcert.java and running my tests with -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=jssecacerts (jssecacerts is the file generated by InstallCert.java).

Answer 1

Thanks for all the above response. Able to resolve the issue java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Certificate chaining error with following configuration.

1. Found that the following javax properties returned null value in the WebSphere.
   • javax.net.ssl.trustStore,
   • javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword
   • javax.net.ssl.trustStoreType

For more details, please see this link,

java - path to trustStore - set property doesn't work?

2. Configured the properties as below in the WebSphere

   Select Servers > Application Servers > server_name > Process Definition > Java Virtual Machine > Custom Properties > New.

a) javax.net.ssl.trustStore = jre_install_dir\lib\security\cacerts

Example: C:\Program Files\WebSphere\AppServer\java\jre\lib\security\cacerts

b) javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword = changeit (default)

c) javax.net.ssl.trustStoreType = jks

For more details, please see this link,

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v2r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.isim.doc_6.0%2Finstalling%2Ftsk%2Ftsk_ic_ins_first_security_truststore.htm

After the configuration was able to see in the logs that certificates being added to the trust store.

Thanks, Uday Nilajkar

Answer 2

I test a million websphere configuration .

The only procedure that work is the procedure described in this link :

http://blog.xebia.com/2012/10/01/mutual-ssl-authentication-using-websphere-application-server-and-cxf/

By defining the cxf intercpter :

<cxf:bus>
 <cxf:outInterceptors>
   <bean class="---------------------.WebsphereSslOutInterceptor" />
</cxf:outInterceptors>
</cxf:bus>

For more details , please see :

https://github.com/vlussenburg/websphere-cxf-extensions#websphere-cxf-extensions

Thanks a lot for your helps guys .