We are trying to get SSL to work in 8.5 and have been unsuccessful. We followed all the instructions in the Tomcat documentation and what help is available on the net but have been unable to get TC to startup with an SSL Connector configured.
Here is our Connector configuration: <Connector connectionTimeout="20000" port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1" scheme="http" redirectPort="8443" secure="false"/> <Connector SSLEnabled="true" clientAuth="false" maxThreads="20" port="8443" protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol" sslImplementation="org.apache.tomcat.util.net.jsse.JSSEImplemntation" scheme="https" secure="true" sslProtocol="TLS"> <SSLHostConfig hostName="localhost" protocols="TLSv1.2" sessionCacheSize="15" sessionTimeout="960"> <Certificate certificateKeyAlias="localhost" certificateKeystoreFile="conf/localhost-rsa.jks" certificateKeystorePassword="=NR5^vtuW_/?" certificateVerification="optionalNoCA" type="RSA"/> </SSLHostConfig> </Connector> Here is the error we get: Jan 19, 2018 2:24:07 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService initInternal SEVERE: Failed to initialize connector [Connector[HTTP/1.1-8443]] org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to initialize component [Connector[HTTP/1.1-8443]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.init(LifecycleBase.java:112) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.initInternal(StandardService.java:549) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.init(LifecycleBase.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.initInternal(StandardServer.java:875) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.init(LifecycleBase.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.load(Catalina.java:607) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.load(Catalina.java:630) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.load(Bootstrap.java:311) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:494) Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Protocol handler initialization failed at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.initInternal(Connector.java:999) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.init(LifecycleBase.java:107) ... 12 more Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractJsseEndpoint.createSSLContext(AbstractJsseEndpoint.java:114) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractJsseEndpoint.initialiseSsl(AbstractJsseEndpoint.java:85) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint.bind(NioEndpoint.java:225) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractEndpoint.init(AbstractEndpoint.java:970) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractJsseEndpoint.init(AbstractJsseEndpoint.java:244) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol.init(AbstractProtocol.java:613) at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Protocol.init(AbstractHttp11Protocol.java:66) at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.initInternal(Connector.java:997) ... 13 more Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:130) at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:93) at java.io.FileReader.<init>(FileReader.java:58) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.jsse.PEMFile.<init>(PEMFile.java:74) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.jsse.JSSEUtil.getKeyManagers(JSSEUtil.java:193) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AbstractJsseEndpoint.createSSLContext(AbstractJsseEndpoint.java:112) ... 20 more We tried all kinds of variations of the configuration. We've run out of things to try. We are using a JKS keystore created in Java code using the Bouncy Castle API. The config files are all in the correct location. The keystore has a private key and certificate (self-signed using BC). Aliases & passwords are correct. Everything about the keystore looks correct. We tried "tomcat" as the alias (matching the entry in the keystore). We also tried the real hostname for hostName and matched the keysore alias to it. Our keys ares RSA 2048. We tried adding all the typical extensions to the CERT. The error above indicates that TC is looking for PEM files. Why? We weren't using PEM files. So, we tried switching to using PEM files but that throws another weird error from the SecretKeyGenerator about an invalid KeyGen algorithm. We are specifiying SHA256withRSA for KeyGen but TC is trying to use pbeWithSHAAnd2-KeyTripleDES-CBC. This looks like a bug. Also, we have configured many security settings. For example, all of the security related Filters are confgured in web.xml. TC version: 8.5.15 OS: Windows 8.1 Thanks for any help you can provide. Ken Disclaimer: This email from DMBGroup LLC, DMB Consulting Services LLC, or the personnel associated with either entity (collectively "DMB") and attachments, contain CONFIDENTIAL, PRIVILEGED AND PROPRIETARY information for exclusive use of the addressee individual(s) or entity. Unauthorized viewing, copying, disclosure, distribution or use of this e-mail or attachments may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. If received in error, notify sender immediately by return e-mail and delete original message and attachments. Nothing contained in this e-mail or attachments shall satisfy the requirements for a writing unless specifically stated. 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