HTTPS error in JDK.1.4. Advice needed please.

Question

Hello,
I am using JDK 1.4. with JSSE 1.2.
I have created a test server certificate and would like to transfer data over HTTPS using Tomcat 3.2.4
However,when compiling the 'HttpsHandler' class with jdk1.4 I am getting an error which I was not getting with jdk 1.2.2.
The Error while compiling is in jdk 1.4 :
HttpsHandler.java:250: reference to X509TrustManager is ambiguous, both class com.sun.net .ssl.X509TrustManager in com.sun.net.ssl and class javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager in javax.net.ssl match
static class RelaxedX509TrustManager implements X509TrustManager
^
HttpsHandler.java:103: reference to HttpsURLConnection is ambiguous, both class com.sun.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection in com.sun.net.ssl and class javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection in javax.net.ssl match
HttpsURLConnection hpCon=null;
^
HttpsHandler.java:139: reference to KeyManager is ambiguous, both class com.sun.net.ssl.KeyManager in com.sun.net.ssl and class javax.net.ssl.KeyManager in javax.net.ssl match
KeyManager[] km = null;
^
In my HTTPSHandler Class, I have added the code to trick the server
into accepting the server certificate which works fine with jdk1.2
and JSSE 1.02.
My HttpsHandler code is as follows:
public class HttpsHandler
public static String ec(String sMess)
String response=null;
try {
Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs","com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
URL url;
String uri = "https://" + sURL + ":8443/AHTTPS_USERPWD/servlet/Recieve_Https_Data";
url = new URL(uri);
HttpsURLConnection hpCon=null;
try {
KeyManager[] km = null;
TrustManager[] tm = {new RelaxedX509TrustManager()};
SSLContext sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
sslContext.init(null, tm, new java.security.SecureRandom());
SSLSocketFactory sslSF = sslContext.getSocketFactory();
hpCon = (HttpsURLConnection)url.openConnection();
hpCon.setSSLSocketFactory(sslSF);
}catch(Exception e){}
static class RelaxedX509TrustManager implements X509TrustManager
public boolean checkClientTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] chain)
return true;
public boolean isServerTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] chain){
return true;
public boolean isClientTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] chain){
return true;
public java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
return null;
public void checkClientTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) {}
public void checkServerTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) {}
Please can any one advice or tell me why isnt the code compiling with
jdk1.4
A response is much appreciated...
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Answer 1

I think your problem is with the fact that the JSSE is now part of the JDK 1.4. It sounds like you still have the JSSE jars in your classpath.
When the JSSE was integrated with 1.4, the package names changed from com.sun.whatever to javax.whatever.
At this point you want to get rid of any old JSSE jar files and replace the references in your code that refer to com.sun.whatever to javax.whatever.
Cheers
Brian