Vitor Dantas created HTTPCLIENT-2315:
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             Summary: Inconsistent observance of system properties when using 
HttpClients.createSystem
                 Key: HTTPCLIENT-2315
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-2315
             Project: HttpComponents HttpClient
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: HttpClient (classic)
    Affects Versions: 5.3
            Reporter: Vitor Dantas


During the startup of my application, I configure an SSLContext with additional 
certificates and set it as a global default using SSLContext.setDefault. 
Subsequently, all requests created without explicit configuration can 
successfully connect to servers requiring these certificates. This setup 
functions seamlessly with various APIs I currently utilize:
 * java.net.URLConnection (e.g., URLConnection conn = url.openConnection())
 * java.net.http.HttpClient (e.g., HttpClient client = 
HttpClient.newHttpClient())
 * org.springframework.ws.client.core.WebServiceTemplate (e.g., 
WebServiceTemplate webServiceTemplate = new WebServiceTemplate())

Previously, this approach worked flawlessly with 
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14, where clients were created using:
HttpClient httpclient = org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients.createSystem();

However, issues arise (due to missing certificates) after upgrading to 
org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5:5.3 and creating clients with:
HttpClient httpclient = 
org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.HttpClients.createSystem();

When creating a client with 
HttpClientBuilder.create().useSystemProperties().build() or more succinctly 
with HttpClients.createSystem(), the expectation is that system properties are 
observed throughout.

However, upon inspecting the code, it becomes evident that the connection 
manager underneath is created using 
PoolingHttpClientConnectionManagerBuilder.create().build(), and not 
PoolingHttpClientConnectionManagerBuilder.create().useSystemProperties().build()
 as one might anticipate.

Consequently, an internal condition registers the HTTPS socketFactory using 
SSLConnectionSocketFactory.getSocketFactory() instead of 
SSLConnectionSocketFactory.getSystemSocketFactory(). This, in turn, results in 
the creation of a new SSLContext.getInstance(SSLContextBuilder.TLS) instead of 
leveraging the default one through SSLSocketFactory.getDefault().

Why is this the case? Is it possible to change this behavior so that the 
configuration is simplified when one aims to use the default socket factory 
configured through system properties? Specifically, without the need for 
explicit configuration of the connection manager in such a common scenario.



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