404 Error on Servlet under HTTPS

Question

Hi,
This is the first time that I've had to work with SSL. I have a servlet that worked fine under regular http. I had to implement SSL and run my site over https. When I try to access my servlet under HTTPS, I get the 404 File not found error. Is there something that I need to setup for servlets to run under SSL in apache or server.xml? or Do I need to modify my JSP and Servlet code?
I call my servlet from my JSP on the action method of the form like such:
* JSP call to servlet
<form action="https://www.benefitserver.com:8081/FDFServlet" method="post">***********
* Servlet code
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
import javax.net.ssl.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import com.yoursummit.benefitserver.*;
import com.adobe.fdf.*;
import com.adobe.fdf.exceptions.*;
public class FDFServlet extends HttpServlet
    private static final String CONTENT_TYPE = "text/html";
    private String fileout = "";
    //Initialize global variables
    public void init() throws ServletException
        System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs","sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
        java.security.Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
    //Process the HTTP Get request
    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException
        doPost( request, response);
    //Process the HTTP Post request
    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException
        String planID = request.getParameter("planID");
        String empID = request.getParameter("empID");
        HttpSession session = request.getSession();
          try {
               FDFDoc outputFDF = null;
               /* Create a new FDF. */
               outputFDF = new FDFDoc();
            //  Set the form fields with values from the database
            if ( planID.equalsIgnoreCase("31") )
               formDeltaPopulation formDP = new formDeltaPopulation();
               fileout = formDP.populateDeltaForm( outputFDF, planID, empID, request );
            if (planID.equalsIgnoreCase("29") )
                formUnicarePopulation formUC = new formUnicarePopulation();
                fileout = formUC.populateUnicareForm( outputFDF, planID, empID, request );
            if (planID.equalsIgnoreCase("30") || planID.equalsIgnoreCase("32") || planID.equalsIgnoreCase("33") || planID.equalsIgnoreCase("34")  || planID.equalsIgnoreCase("35"))
                formSunLifePopulation formSL = new formSunLifePopulation();
                fileout = formSL.populateSunLifeForm( outputFDF, planID, empID, request );
            response.sendRedirect(com.yoursummit.utils.urlRewrite.getServletURL(request,"emp_main.jsp?empID=" + empID));
        } catch(FDFException fdfe) {
            /* We handle an error by emitting an html header */
            response.setContentType("text/html");
            PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
            out.println("Caught FDF exception");
            out.println(fdfe.toString());
            fdfe.printStackTrace(out);
            IOException e = new IOException ( fdfe.getMessage() );
            throw e;
        catch(IOException ioe) {
           /* We handle an error by emitting an html header */
            response.setContentType("text/html");
            PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
            out.println("Caught FDF exception");
            out.println(ioe.toString());
            ioe.printStackTrace(out);
            throw ioe;
        catch(Exception e) {
            /* We handle an error by emitting an html header */
            response.setContentType("text/html");
            PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
            out.println("Caught tomcatDB exception");
            out.println(e.toString());
            e.printStackTrace(out);
            IOException ioe = new IOException ( e.getMessage() );
            throw ioe;
    //Clean up resources
    public void destroy()
}

Answer 1

I have been told that there is problem with my configuration of Tomcat. I have followed the documentation found at
http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/ssl-howto.html
and it doesn't work. I have been working on this for a week now and can't seem to get it to work. Can someone please take a look at it and tell me what I am doing wrong? THANKS!
I get "HTTP 404 - File not Found" with the URL https://www.benefitserver.com/FDFServlet
I get "Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request" with the URL https://www.benefitserver.com/servlet/FDFServlet
I've looked at the log files for Apache and I don't see any errors listed. No errors logged in the Tomcat log file either.
* httpd.conf
## Include line for mod_jk.so (Jakarta-Tomcat installation)
#Include /usr/home/summimps/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3/conf/mod_jk.conf-auto
LoadModule jk_module libexec/mod_jk.so
AddModule mod_jk.c
JkWorkersFile /usr/home/summimps/usr/tomcat4.1.24/conf/worker.properties
JkLogFile /usr/home/summimps/var/log/mod_jk.log
JkLogLevel info
#JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] "
#JkOptions +ForwardKeySize +ForwardURICompat -ForwardDirectories
#JkRequestLogFormat "%w %V %T"
JkMount /*.jsp benefitserver
JkMount /solarc/*.jsp benefitserver
JkMount /servlet/* ajp13
JkMount /solarc/servlet/* ajp13
# Should mod_jk send SSL information to Tomcat (default is On)
#JkExtractSSL On
# What is the indicator for SSL (default is HTTPS)
JkHTTPSIndicator HTTPS
# What is the indicator for SSL session (default is SSL_SESSION_ID)
JkSESSIONIndicator SSL_SESSION_ID
# What is the indicator for client SSL cipher suit (default is SSL_CIPHER)
JkCIPHERIndicator SSL_CIPHER
# What is the indicator for the client SSL certificated (default is SSL_CLIENT_CERT)
JkCERTSIndicator SSL_CLIENT_CERT
<Directory />
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
<Directory "/usr/tomcat4.1.24/webapps/ROOT">
  Options Indexes
  <IfDefine SSL>
    SSLRequireSSL
    SSLOptions +StdEnvVars +ExportCertData +StrictRequire
    SSLVerifyClient require
    SSLVerifyDepth 1
  </IfDefine>
</Directory>
<VirtualHost benefitserver.com www.benefitserver.com>
SSLRequireSSL
ServerName benefitserver.com
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot /usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/benefitserver
TransferLog /usr/local/etc/httpd/logs/bsAccess_log
ErrorLog /usr/local/etc/httpd/logs/bsError_log
#DocumentRoot /usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3/webapps/benefitserver
</VirtualHost>
* server.xml
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<Server className="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer" debug="0" port="8006" shutdown="SHUTDOWN">
  <Listener className="org.apache.catalina.mbeans.ServerLifecycleListener" debug="0" jsr77Names="false"/>
  <Listener className="org.apache.catalina.mbeans.GlobalResourcesLifecycleListener" debug="0"/>
<GlobalNamingResources>
</GlobalNamingResources>
<Service className="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService" debug="0" name="Tomcat-Standalone">
    <Connector className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteConnector"
          redirectPort="8443"
          bufferSize="2048"
          port="8081"
          connectionTimeout="20000"
          scheme="https"
          enableLookups="true"
          secure="true"           protocolHandlerClassName="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol"
          debug="0"
          disableUploadTimeout="true"
          maxKeepAliveRequests="100"
          proxyPort="0"
          tcpNoDelay="true"
          minProcessors="5"
          maxProcessors="75"
          acceptCount="100"
          useURIValidationHack="false"
          connectionLinger="-1"
          compression="off">
      <Factory className="org.apache.catalina.net.SSLServerSocketFactory" keystoreFile="//.keystore" keystoreType="JKS" algorithm="SunX509" clientAuth="false" protocol="TLS"/>
    </Connector>
    <Connector className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteConnector" redirectPort="8443" bufferSize="2048" port="8010" connectionTimeout="0" scheme="http" enableLookups="true" secure="false" protocolHandlerClassName="org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler" debug="0" disableUploadTimeout="false" maxKeepAliveRequests="100" proxyPort="0" tcpNoDelay="true" minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" acceptCount="10" useURIValidationHack="false" connectionLinger="-1" compression="off">
      <Factory className="org.apache.catalina.net.DefaultServerSocketFactory"/>
    </Connector>
    <Engine className="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine" mapperClass="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineMapper" debug="0" defaultHost="localhost" name="Standalone">
     <Host className="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost"
          appBase="webapps"
          liveDeploy="true"
          mapperClass="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostMapper"
          autoDeploy="true"
          configClass="org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig"
          errorReportValveClass="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve"
          debug="9"
          deployXML="true"
          contextClass="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext"
          unpackWARs="true"
          name="localhost">
             <Context className="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext"
          crossContext="false"
          reloadable="true"
          mapperClass="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextMapper"
          useNaming="true"
          debug="0"
          swallowOutput="false"
          privileged="false"
          displayName="Welcome to BenefitServer"
          wrapperClass="org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper"
          docBase="/usr/tomcat4.1.24/webapps/ROOT"
          cookies="true"
          path=""
          cachingAllowed="true"
          charsetMapperClass="org.apache.catalina.util.CharsetMapper">
               <Environment name="uploadUrl" override="true" type="java.lang.String" description="URL to display uploaded file in Benefit Server" value="http://www.benefitserver.com:8081/bsup"/>
               <Environment name="exportPath" override="true" type="java.lang.String" description="Export Path for Benefit Server Export Utility" value="/usr/tomcat4.1.24/webapps/ROOT/bsex"/>
               <Environment name="uploadPath" override="true" type="java.lang.String" description="Upload Path for Benefit Server" value="/usr/tomcat4.1.24/webapps/ROOT/bsup/"/>
               <Environment name="tempPath" override="true" type="java.lang.String" description="Temporary Directory for File Upload in Benefit Server - Developm" value="/usr/home/summimps/tmp/benefitserver"/>
               <Resource name="BS_Data" type="javax.sql.DataSource" scope="Shareable"/>
               <ResourceParams name="BS_Mail">
                 <parameter>
                   <name>mail.smtp.host</name>
                   <value>localhost</value>
                      </parameter>
               </ResourceParams>
               <ResourceParams name="BS_Data">
                 <parameter>
                   <name>url</name>
                   <value>jdbc:mysql://localhost/BS_Data</value>
                 </parameter>
                 <parameter>
                   <name>password</name>
                   <value>kdsusa1350</value>
                 </parameter>
                 <parameter>
                   <name>maxActive</name>
                   <value>50</value>
                 </parameter>
                 <parameter>
                   <name>maxWait</name>
                   <value>5000</value>
                 </parameter>
                 <parameter>
                   <name>driverClassName</name>
                   <value>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</value>
                 </parameter>
                 <parameter>
                   <name>username</name>
                   <value>summimps</value>
                 </parameter>
                 <parameter>
                   <name>maxIdle</name>
                   <value>5</value>
                 </parameter>
               </ResourceParams>
            </Context>
      </Host>
      <Logger className="org.apache.catalina.logger.FileLogger" debug="0" verbosity="1" prefix="catalina_log." directory="logs" timestamp="true" suffix=".txt"/>
      <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.UserDatabaseRealm" debug="0" resourceName="UserDatabase" validate="true"/>
    </Engine>
  </Service>
* web.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app>
       <servlet>
             <servlet-name>FDFServlet</servlet-name>
             <servlet-class>FDFServlet</servlet-class>
       </servlet>
       <servlet-mapping>
            <servlet-name>FDFServlet</servlet-name>
            <url-pattern>/FDFServlet</url-pattern>
       </servlet-mapping>
</web-app>