Error creating AIR file: Could not generate timestamp: Remote host closed connection during handshake

Question

I've been trying to export a release build from Flash Builder and I'm getting the error:

The error message is:

Error creating AIR file: Could not generate timestamp: Remote host closed connection during handshake

Update:
I found this post and it says it uses https://timestamp.geotrust.com/tsa to get a timestamp. I visited this URL in the browser and received a 404 - Page not found.

Update 2:
It looks like the timestamp site has been down for a few days now.

Update 3:
It looks like geotrust switched to TLS 1.2 which breaks Flash Builder. Here is Adobe's response here:

Thanks for reporting the issue. We investigated and found that timestamp.geotrust.com has recently disabled TLS 1.0 (see comments on http://downornotworking.com/timestamp.geotrust.com/), and hence please try upgrading to Java 1.8 on your machine where ADT (a component in AIR SDK which is based on Java) packaging takes place.

OK. I've read here that there have been compatibility issues with Flash Builder and Java 1.8. Do I install Java 1.8? How do I do that with Flash Builder?

I'm running Flash Builder 4.7 on Mac OS X 10.11

Answer 1

There is a good article on how setup Flash Builder for Java 7/8

Running Adobe Flash Builder on Mac with Java 7/8

I am recreating the steps here just in case the link goes offline

Steps to follow

Set your JAVA_HOME to Java 7 or Java 8 as per the correct paths on your machine.

export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home
export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_91.jdk/Contents/Home

Open JVM’s Info.plist at $JAVA_HOME/../Info.plist and add the highlighted lines to JVMCapabilities array:arrays
Create a symlink for libjvm.dylib as follows:

sudo mkdir –p /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home/bundle/Libraries
sudo ln -s /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/server/libjvm.dylib

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home/bundle/Libraries/libserver.dylib

Note: Correct the version number (in jdk1.7.0_79.jdk) path in the above example to make it point to the correct path on your machine.
Set java.library.path by adding the following lines at the end of “/Applications/Adobe Flash Builder 4.7/Adobe Flash Builder

4.7.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Flash Builder 4.7.ini”.

-Djava.library.path=../../../eclipse/plugins/com.adobe.flexide.nativelibs_4.7.0.349722/os/macosx/:../../../eclipse/plugins/com.adobe.flexide.amt_4.7.0.349722/os/macosx/:../../../eclipse/plugins/com.adobe.flexbuilder.utils.osnative_4.7.0.349722/os/macosx/

Restart your machine and launch Flash Builder. Possible error

If you are trying to launch Flash Builder on Mac OS 10.12 and you see an error such as:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Application "com.adobe.flexbuilder.standalone.FlashBuilderApplication" could not be found in the registry. The applications available are: org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner, org.eclipse.ant.ui.antRunner, org.eclipse.equinox.app.error, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.director, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.garbagecollector.application, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.InstallPublisher, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.EclipseGenerator, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.ProductPublisher, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.FeaturesAndBundlesPublisher, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.application, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository.repo2runnable, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository.metadataverifier, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.artifact.repository.mirrorApplication, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.repository.mirrorApplication, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.updatesite.UpdateSitePublisher, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.UpdateSitePublisher, org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.CategoryPublisher, org.eclipse.help.base.infocenterApplication, org.eclipse.help.base.helpApplication, org.eclipse.help.base.indexTool, org.eclipse.jdt.apt.core.aptBuild, org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCodeFormatter, org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench, org.eclipse.update.core.standaloneUpdate, org.eclipse.update.core.siteOptimizer. at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppContainer.startDefaultApp(EclipseAppContainer.java:248) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.MainApplicationLauncher.run(MainApplicationLauncher.java:29) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:344) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:622) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:577) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1410)

Locate a directory named “p2” at /Applications/Adobe Flash Builder 4.7/ and delete it. Flash Builder should now launch.

Answer 2

This fix worked for me with FlashBuilder 4.7 on windows.

Make sure JDK 1.8 is installed normally.

Remove (rename) the JDK1.6 folder that ships with FlashBuilder:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.7 (64 Bit)\jre

I renamed it to jre-removed-to-force-java1.8, but whatever.