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 Web Swinging
Subject:  trying to login using a form over SSL
Date:  2006-10-12 12:57:35
From:  rbair
Response to: trying to login using a form over SSL


What form are you trying to log into?

It seems like this error may be related to the server you are attempting to login to. Java is really uptight, and won't use SSL with any server that doesn't have a real (ie: not self signed) certificate, such as one purchased from Thawte or Verisign.

Try logging into java.net (which also uses https).

Incidently, I'd love it if the mechanism used by WebStart were available for ther rest of us. Instead of tanking when a self-signed cert is encountered, there should be a hook I can use to prompt the user and get their permission to connect to the host anyway.


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