Websphere 7 SSL error that never goes away no matter what I do.

Question

Ok I install Websphere 7.0 and RAD 7.5. Update WAS to fix pack 11 and update RAD. 7.5.5. lastest updates..etc...

I create a server profile.

I start the server.

I turn on global security and use LDAP. (something I have done a billion times)

I don't even attempt to publish an application.

The server constantly debugs out this message every two minutes.

How do you make it stop? I have tried making new keys doesn't work, I blow away the profile and make a new one. Nothing works. Nothing. The server is running at 400 mb without an application installed. Is this supposed to be normal? 400mb with no app published?

The server profile creation wizard forces this SSL nonsense into the config.

What's really going on here?

I would love to utilize the latest server technology IBM has to offer but it seems to be broken right out of the box, out of the gate. 5 fix packs later and its still broken.

[8/25/10 8:12:44:896 CDT] 0000000b SSLHandshakeE E   SSLC0008E: Unable to initialize SSL connection.  Unauthorized access was denied or security settings have expired.  Exception is javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Unrecognized SSL message, plaintext connection?
 at com.ibm.jsse2.b.a(b.java:34)
 at com.ibm.jsse2.pc.a(pc.java:155)
 at com.ibm.jsse2.pc.unwrap(pc.java:104)
 at javax.net.ssl.SSLEngine.unwrap(SSLEngine.java:17)
 at com.ibm.ws.ssl.channel.impl.SSLConnectionLink.readyInbound(SSLConnectionLink.java:531)
 at com.ibm.ws.ssl.channel.impl.SSLConnectionLink.ready(SSLConnectionLink.java:291)
 at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sendToDiscriminators(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
 at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.complete(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:113)
 at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
 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:1550)

Could someone please create a Websphere-7.0 tag

Answer 1

Your app server is trying to establish a ssl connection on a port that is not ssl. An easy way to see it live is trying to access the admin console using http but using the ssl port. If you use the standard ports you can try this: http://localhost:9043/ibm/console/

Answer 2

I was wrong. Creating it from either way causes the issue. (running the pmt.bat or through the rad tool).

The real issue was not copying the global security stuff as a security domain.

Basically you go to Security > Security Domains > then click the Copy from Global Security option.

This is just crazy. Why not simply have the goofy wizard ask if you would like this to happen also??? IBM infuriates me.