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[IDV #EFR-216692]: can't verify website certificate

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  • Subject: [IDV #EFR-216692]: can't verify website certificate
  • Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:45:58 -0700
>
Michael,
Sorry for the delay in responding to you.

> Description of problem: I was attempting to make a connection to a remote 
> database via the web.  The certificate of the website could not be validated. 
>  Is there any way to bypass this check?
> 
> Error opening url:https://xxx.grid.xxx.nl/archive/xxx/ecmwf/
> sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: 
> sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find 
> valid certification path to requested target
> 
>

This is kindof out of our control in the IDV. If you are still having this 
problem here is a description of
a possible solution:

http://blogs.sun.com/andreas/entry/no_more_unable_to_find

-Jeff


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EFR-216692
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Critical
Status: Closed