SOAP request in Java works locally but not on server

Question

I have a webapp that sends a SOAP request to a 3rd party server. When the request is made on my local computer it works without a problem, but when I deploy my application to my server I get an error with the following causes:

com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.SOAPExceptionImpl: java.security.PrivilegedActionException: com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.SOAPExceptionImpl: Message send failed

Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path validation failed: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: algorithm check failed: MD2withRSA is disabled

I've searched around but I can't find anything relevant to my situation. It's probably worth noting that the request I'm making is to an https url. My computer is running Windows XP and the server is running Slackware Linux. Any ideas what might be causing the server to reject the request?

Answer 1

A Google search on "MD2withRSA" showed this URL as the first hit, that seems to point to a change in a certain Java version. Probably the verasiuons on your local computer and the server do not match.

Answer 2

Check your Java versions on your local machine, and your server. From here, it seems the jvm 6u17 disabled MD2 as it is insecure, and whatever you connect to is using MD2

Answer 3

Hi, MD2withRSA is highly vulnerable and therefore deactivated in Sun... aeh Oracle's JVM. You should ask the owner of the remote service, whether his server supports more secure encryption methods (I think, older Apache HTTPd versions do offer MD2withRSA by default...). In order to resolve this problem without forcing the provider to change the method, you may use your own implementation of the X509TrustManager that accepts the old method.