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Re: SSL anomalies

From	Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: SSL anomalies
Date	2016-07-12 22:11 -0400
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID	<nm480l$1r2p$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink)
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On 7/12/2016 11:02 AM, Roedy Green wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 21:51:52 -0400, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
> wrote:
>> All the above works perfect with latest Java 8 except https://handbrake.fr
>> that throws an exception due to some certificate error.
>
> I discovered that  this seems to be the crucial difference.
>
>  // If you set this false, and the site supports SNI, you will not be
> able to connect.
> // You have to try it both ways or keep track on a site by site basis
>  // System.setProperty( "jsse.enableSNIExtension", "false" );
>
> to be determined if it explains everything.

To me this is a text book example of something not to set
by default and only set for a specific case when deemed
absolutely necessary.

Arne

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SSL anomalies Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-07-05 03:12 -0700
  Re: SSL anomalies Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-05 21:51 -0400
    Re: SSL anomalies Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-07-05 20:36 -0700
      Re: SSL anomalies Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-07-06 01:14 -0700
      Re: SSL anomalies Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-06 22:42 -0400
    Re: SSL anomalies Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-07-12 08:02 -0700
      Re: SSL anomalies Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-12 22:11 -0400

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