javax.net.ssl.SSLException: SSLSocketFactory is null.

[Vinoth Rajendran]

Hi,

We have an application to consume webservice over SSL. We have created stub using AXIS2 1.6.2 and application is deployed in websphere 8.5.5.4. Below error is thrown when it initiates the request over SSL. Please advise whether any extra settings required on the Websphere side.

9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 HttpMethodDir I org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector executeWithRetry I/O exception (javax.net.ssl.SSLException) caught when processing request: SSLSocketFactory is null. This can occur if javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.getDefault() is called to create a socket and javax.net.ssl.* properties are not set. [9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 HttpMethodDir I org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector executeWithRetry Retrying request [9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 HttpMethodDir I org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector executeWithRetry I/O exception (javax.net.ssl.SSLException) caught when processing request: SSLSocketFactory is null. This can occur if javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.getDefault() is called to create a socket and javax.net.ssl.* properties are not set. [9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 HttpMethodDir I org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector executeWithRetry Retrying request [9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 HttpMethodDir I org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector executeWithRetry I/O exception (javax.net.ssl.SSLException) caught when processing request: SSLSocketFactory is null. This can occur if javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.getDefault() is called to create a socket and javax.net.ssl.* properties are not set. [9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 HttpMethodDir I org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector executeWithRetry Retrying request [9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 HTTPSender I org.apache.axis2.transport.http.HTTPSender sendViaPost Unable to sendViaPost to url[https://10.91.35.41:37157/Services/EventInq] javax.net.ssl.SSLException: SSLSocketFactory is null. This can occur if javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.getDefault() is called to create a socket and javax.net.ssl.* properties are not set. at com.ibm.websphere.ssl.protocol.SSLSocketFactory.createSocket(SSLSocketFactory.java:334) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:95) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:56) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.ReflectionSocketFactory.createSocket(ReflectionSocketFactory.java:116) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.SSLProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(SSLProtocolSocketFactory.java:130) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.open(HttpConnection.java:707) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager$HttpConnectionAdapter.open(MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.java:1361) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(HttpMethodDirector.java:387) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java:171) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:397) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.AbstractHTTPSender.executeMethod(AbstractHTTPSender.java:621) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.HTTPSender.sendViaPost(HTTPSender.java:193) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.HTTPSender.send(HTTPSender.java:75) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.CommonsHTTPTransportSender.writeMessageWithCommons(CommonsHTTPTransportSender.java:404) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.CommonsHTTPTransportSender.invoke(CommonsHTTPTransportSender.java:231) at org.apache.axis2.engine.AxisEngine.send(AxisEngine.java:443) at org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.send(OutInAxisOperation.java:406) at org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.executeImpl(OutInAxisOperation.java:229) at org.apache.axis2.client.OperationClient.execute(OperationClient.java:165) at com.avaya.aps.cep.stub.EventInqStub.eventInq(EventInqStub.java:220) at com.avaya.aps.selfservice.host.services.impl.CEPServiceImpl.getCEPEventDetails(CEPServiceImpl.java:138) at flow.CEPLookup.servletImplementation(CEPLookup.java:65) at com.avaya.sce.runtime.BasicServlet.handleRequest(BasicServlet.java:99) at com.avaya.sce.runtime.AppServlet.processRequest(AppServlet.java:96) at com.avaya.sce.runtime.SCEServlet.requestHandler(SCEServlet.java:285) at com.avaya.sce.runtime.SCEServlet.doPost(SCEServlet.java:190) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:595) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:668) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1230) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:779) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:478) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.handleRequest(ServletWrapperImpl.java:178) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.invokeFilters(WebAppFilterManager.java:1111) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:3901) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:304) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:981) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.handleRequest(WSWebContainer.java:1662) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:200) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:463) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewRequest(HttpInboundLink.java:530) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.processRequest(HttpInboundLink.java:316) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.complete(HttpICLReadCallback.java:88) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.channel.impl.SSLReadServiceContext$SSLReadCompletedCallback.complete(SSLReadServiceContext.java:1818) at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:175) at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217) at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncChannelFuture.java:161) at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:138) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:204) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHandler.java:775) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:905) at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1865)

[9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 SystemOut O - [12423435435353]AxisFault while connecting to CEPSSLSocketFactory is null. This can occur if javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.getDefault() is called to create a socket and javax.net.ssl.* properties are not set.

[A.J. Côté]

Hello,

First thing I would look at:

9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 HttpMethodDir I org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector executeWithRetry I/O exception (javax.net.ssl.SSLException) caught when processing request: SSLSocketFactory is null. This can occur if javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.getDefault() is called to create a socket and javax.net.ssl.* properties are not set.

[9/23/15 0:50:17:219 SGT] 000001f1 SystemOut O - [12423435435353]AxisFault while connecting to CEPSSLSocketFactory is null. This can occur if javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory.getDefault() is called to create a socket and javax.net.ssl.* properties are not set.