WebLogic 12 SSLKeyException: Hostname verification failed after restart

ssl-certificate weblogic12c
enoch_wallace picture enoch_wallace · Dec 18, 2014 · Viewed 35.8k times · Source

I have a WAR file deployed on WebLogic 12.1.2.0.0. Application calls a web service via HTTPS. Certificate is imported in DemoTrust.jks. All SSL related settings should be correct. And actually it works but after the server is restarted it does not work for about 15-20 minutes, after that it starts working again. During this period the following errors are printed in console:

<Warning> <Security> <BEA-090504> <Certificate chain received from xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx.com - 
167.107.80.230 failed hostname verification check. Certificate contained xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx.com 
but check expected xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx.com>

After the warning I get:

javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: javax.net.ssl.SSLKeyException: Hostname verification failed: 
HostnameVerifier=weblogic.security.utils.SSLWLSHostnameVerifier,hostname=xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx.com.

In the warning above contained and expected domains are identical.

Thank you for your help!

-E

Answer

lovelywib picture lovelywib · Feb 5, 2016

If this is an issue with wildcards in the certificate name (e.g. weblogic default verifier doesn't think the certificate for *.salesforce.com covers cs86.salesforce.com), WebLogic actually provides a custom verifier to use: weblogic.security.utils.SSLWLSWildcardHostnameVerifier. This value should be entered in the SSL configuration for the server in Console -> Servers -> {Server Name} -> SSL -> Advanced -> Custom Hostname Verifier

Related questions

How to create a self-signed certificate with OpenSSL

I'm adding HTTPS support to an embedded Linux device. I have tried to generate a self-signed certificate with these steps: openssl req -new > cert.csr openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out key.pem openssl x509 -in cert.csr -out …

Read More
How to create .pfx file from certificate and private key?

I need .pfx file to install https on website on IIS. I have two separate files: certificate (.cer or pem) and private key (.crt) but IIS accepts only .pfx files. I obviously installed certificate and it is available in certificate …

Read More
Using openssl to get the certificate from a server

I am trying to get the certificate of a remote server, which I can then use to add to my keystore and use within my java application. A senior dev (who is on holidays :( ) informed me I can run this: …

Read More