PKIX path building failed SSLHandshakeException with Maven

Question

I am trying to run mvn install from command prompt I am getting the below exception.

        Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.Validator
        Exception: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPath
        BuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
                at sun.security.ssl.Alerts.getSSLException(Alerts.java:192)
                at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.fatal(SSLSocketImpl.java:1836)
                at sun.security.ssl.Handshaker.fatalSE(Handshaker.java:276)
                at sun.security.ssl.Handshaker.fatalSE(Handshaker.java:270)
                at sun.security.ssl.ClientHandshaker.serverCertificate(ClientHandshaker.
        java:1337)
                at sun.security.ssl.ClientHandshaker.processMessage(ClientHandshaker.jav
        a:154)
                at sun.security.ssl.Handshaker.processLoop(Handshaker.java:868)
                at sun.security.ssl.Handshaker.process_record(Handshaker.java:804)
                at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:966)
                at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.performInitialHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.
        java:1262)
                at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1289
        )
                at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1273
        )
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.conn.ssl.SSLConnecti
        onSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:280)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.HttpClient
        ConnectionOperator.upgrade(HttpClientConnectionOperator.java:167)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.PoolingHtt
        pClientConnectionManager.upgrade(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:329)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.execchain.MainC
        lientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:392)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.execchain.MainC
        lientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:218)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.execchain.Proto
        colExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:194)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.execchain.Retry
        Exec.execute(RetryExec.java:85)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.execchain.Redir
        ectExec.execute(RedirectExec.java:108)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.Internal
        HttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:186)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.Closeabl
        eHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:82)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.AbstractHttpClientWagon.execute
        (AbstractHttpClientWagon.java:756)
                at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.AbstractHttpClientWagon.fillInp
        utData(AbstractHttpClientWagon.java:854)
                ... 8 more
        Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed:
         sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find vali
        d certification path to requested target
                at sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(PKIXValidator.java:385)
                at sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.engineValidate(PKIXValidator.jav
        a:292)
                at sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Validator.java:260)
                at sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.validate(X509TrustManagerImpl.j
        ava:326)
                at sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrusted(X509TrustManagerIm
        pl.java:231)
                at sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(X509TrustMan
        agerImpl.java:126)
                at sun.security.ssl.ClientHandshaker.serverCertificate(ClientHandshaker.
        java:1319)
                ... 27 more
        Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to
         find valid certification path to requested target
                at sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.engineBuild(SunCert
        PathBuilder.java:196)
                at java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(CertPathBuilder.java:268)
                at sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(PKIXValidator.java:380)
                ... 33 more

When I try to run mvn clean it is working properly.

I try to figure it out with google, that the above error is caused by certification error.

I download the InstallCert.java file and runned it and copy pasted the file into the "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin"

But still am getting the certification error.

Am I doing anything wrong?

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 24 '15 at 14:30

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I found out that you need to enable the server setting in the settings.xml file.

For example:

<server>
  <id>deploymentRepo</id>
  <username>****</username>
  <password>****</password>
</server>

This allowed me to overcome the SSL certificate error.

edited Sep 24 '15 at 14:30

Serlite

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answered Jan 08 '15 at 13:24

bharathi

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score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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solution downloading root ca ssl certificate and install it into cacerts file of your jre which is used by maven!Checkout this full answer it is quite descriptive.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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answered May 20 '16 at 07:19

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PKIX path building failed SSLHandshakeException with Maven

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