BTW, we use the Apache Axis to make a connection between our client and
server.

On 2/23/06, Jihwan Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks Bill,
>
> 1.  My client doesn't throw an exception if the client and server's cert
> is identical and both are expired. If only one of them is expired, it thorws
> exception. I want to detect the expired situation even if both side are
> expired.
>
> 2.  WebLogic detects expired cert. So, it means JSSE doesn't do this but
> does WebLogic have its own code to detect this?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> On 2/22/06, Bill Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > "Jihwan Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Hi,
> > >I have this in my server.xml
> > >    <Connector port="443"
> > >               maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25"
> > maxSpareThreads="75"
> > >               enableLookups="false" disableUploadTimeout="true"
> > >               acceptCount="100" debug="0" scheme="https" secure="true"
> > >               clientAuth="true" sslProtocol="TLS"
> > >     keystoreFile="c:/j2sdk1.4.2_09/jre/lib/security/cacerts"
> > >keystorePass="XXXX" />
> > >
> > >cacerts is a self signed certificate.
> > >
> > >Whewn the certificate is expired, I would like to detect it and send a
> > >proper message to a client side user.
> >
> > This happens deep within JSSE, before normally any of your or Tomcat's
> > code
> > gets a chance to do anything.
> >
> > >So, 1. how can I detect the expired cert from a Java application
> > client.
> >
> > Unless you configure your own TrustManager, the client will throw an
> > exception when you try to connect.
> >
> > >      2. Can I detect the expired cert during the Tomcat startup?
> >
> > Strangely, JSSE doesn't do this.  Of course, there is nothing stopping
> > your
> > app from reading the cert from the KeyStore and checking yourself ;-).
> >
> > >
> > >Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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