#1790 javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake_failure

[qiang tang]

Hello,

I got SSLHandshakeException with the version htmlunit-2.14 as follow, Cloud you help to find out the root reason?

JDK: 1.7.0_75

Exception message:
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake_failure
at sun.security.ssl.Alerts.getSSLException(Alerts.java:192)
at sun.security.ssl.Alerts.getSSLException(Alerts.java:154)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.recvAlert(SSLSocketImpl.java:1979)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:1086)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.performInitialHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1332)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1359)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1343)
at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:275)
at org.apache.http.impl.conn.HttpClientConnectionOperator.upgrade(HttpClientConnectionOperator.java:167)
at org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.upgrade(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:329)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:398)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:219)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:195)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec.execute(RetryExec.java:85)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RedirectExec.execute(RedirectExec.java:108)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:186)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:72)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.HttpWebConnection.getResponse(HttpWebConnection.java:179)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.loadWebResponseFromWebConnection(WebClient.java:1297)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.loadWebResponse(WebClient.java:1214)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.getPage(WebClient.java:325)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.getPage(WebClient.java:394)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.getPage(WebClient.java:379)
at Test.main(Test.java:30)

Java Code:

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        WebClient webClient = new WebClient(BrowserVersion.INTERNET_EXPLORER_11);

        // for local testing
        ProxyConfig proxyConfig = new ProxyConfig();
        proxyConfig.setProxyHost("cdc-s-tmg1");
        proxyConfig.setProxyPort(8080);
        webClient.getOptions().setProxyConfig(proxyConfig);

        webClient.getOptions().setPrintContentOnFailingStatusCode(false);
        webClient.getOptions().setThrowExceptionOnScriptError(false);
        webClient.getOptions().setUseInsecureSSL(true);
        webClient.getOptions().setRedirectEnabled(true);

        String Url = "https://wfr.partnersonline.com/ibi_apps/WFServlet.ibfs";

        Log.debug("Login target web site with Url:" + Url);
        try {
            HtmlPage page = webClient.getPage(Url);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }finally{
            webClient.closeAllWindows();
        }
    }
}

[Ahmed Ashour]

2.14 is old.

With latest version, I don't get an exception, please give it a try.

[qiang tang]

With 2.21, I got the exception as well, please help to try the URL: https://wfr.partnersonline.com/ibi_apps/WFServlet.ibfs

Java Code:
WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
String Url = "https://wfr.partnersonline.com/ibi_apps/WFServlet.ibfs";
HtmlPage page = webClient.getPage(Url);
Exception Messge:
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake_failure
at sun.security.ssl.Alerts.getSSLException(Alerts.java:192)
at sun.security.ssl.Alerts.getSSLException(Alerts.java:154)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.recvAlert(SSLSocketImpl.java:1979)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:1086)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.performInitialHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1332)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1359)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:1343)
at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:394)
at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.upgrade(DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.java:192)
at org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.upgrade(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:369)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:415)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:236)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:184)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec.execute(RetryExec.java:88)
at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RedirectExec.execute(RedirectExec.java:110)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:184)
at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:71)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.HttpWebConnection.getResponse(HttpWebConnection.java:184)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.loadWebResponseFromWebConnection(WebClient.java:1357)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.loadWebResponse(WebClient.java:1274)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.getPage(WebClient.java:382)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.getPage(WebClient.java:304)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.getPage(WebClient.java:451)
at com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.WebClient.getPage(WebClient.java:436)

[Ahmed Ashour]

It works with me. JDK 1.8.0_92.

Please read http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6353849/received-fatal-alert-handshake-failure-through-sslhandshakeexception

[qiang tang]

Changed JDK to 1.8, It works. Thanks you for your help!