Default SSL context init failed: jks

Question

Hello to all.
This is my first post in the Sun forums. I am a C++ programmer migrating to Java.
I am writting a SSL client that connects to my SSL-speaking daemon. The code I am
trying is from examples across the internet:
---CODE BEGINS---
import javax.net.ssl.*;
import javax.net.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
public class FirstClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
FirstClass firstClass1 = new FirstClass();
try {
int port = 4433;
String hostname = "localhost";
SocketFactory socketFactory = SSLSocketFactory.getDefault();
Socket socket = socketFactory.createSocket(hostname, port);
// Create streams to securely send and receive data to the server
InputStream in = socket.getInputStream();
OutputStream out = socket.getOutputStream();
// Read from in and write to out...
// Close the socket
in.close();
out.close();
} catch(IOException e) {
System.out.println("Exception: " + e.getMessage());
---CODE ENDS---
Everything goes okay in the build process, the problem is like the topic says a problem
with the creatinon of the SSL context. Also, I run it with the appropriate params as in:
---CMD BEGINS---
java \
-Djavax.net.debug=ssl \
-Djavax.net.ssl.keyStore=serverKeyStore \
-Djavax.net.ssl.keyPassword=123456 \
MySSLExample
---CMD ENDS---
I have the serverKeyStore that I created with keytool and the password is
really 123456 (tuff one, huh?). The output is:
---OUTPUT BEGINS---
keyStore is : serverKeyStore
keyStore type is : jks
init keystore
default context init failed: java.security.KeyStoreException: jks
Exception: Default SSL context init failed: jks
---OUTPUT ENDS---
I really don't care for trusting the certificates, I only want some kind of encryption
on the data channels (in/out) so I could ignore the verification of the certificates.
I also found someone on a forum that asked the same I am now, but he latter posted
that he found the solution and left... with no solution posted.
Thanks for any help out there,
Rodrigo Madera

Answer 1

Try
-Djavax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword=123456
instead of
-Djavax.net.ssl.keyPassword=123456