SSL connection for testing purposes

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I'm required to write a SSL connection, but It requires a signed certificate. There is a way to disable the checking so that I can only test my application. Regards,

Hi please check http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2a694281/ignore-certificate-errors-when-requesting-a-url-in-java/2694367#2694367 — ring bearer, Apr 30 '10 at 17:38
@ring bearer- that page yields a not-found error. Did you mean http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2694281/ignore-certificate-errors-when-requesting-a-url-in-java/2694367#2694367 ? — dash-tom-bang, Apr 30 '10 at 17:43
Yes! copy paste gone wrong. But a developer should be able to figure that out regardless :) — ring bearer, May 02 '10 at 14:23

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 13 '12 at 02:27

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Just create a self-signed certificate: http://novosial.org/openssl/self-signed/

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answered Apr 30 '10 at 17:42

John Weldon

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it is hard to follow, do you have already some self-signed certificates – Isaaac_Perlman Apr 30 '10 at 17:49
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You can google around for different instructions that may be easier to follow. – John Weldon Apr 30 '10 at 17:59

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 25 '11 at 19:37

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Did you solve this? This seems like you could use/write a TrustManager that trusts all certificates and thereby enable you to continue on to your app.

answered Aug 25 '11 at 19:37

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SSL connection for testing purposes

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