SSLReaderUtilities.java

package com.alcatel_lucent.nz.wnmsextract.reader;
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import java.security.cert.CertificateException;

import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
import javax.security.cert.X509Certificate;
/**
 * Utility class that sets up a fake/empty security certificate so SSL clients don't get stressed 
 * when they dont have a matching certificate (because it hasn't been provided) and quit.  
 * @author jnramsay
 *
 */
public class SSLReaderUtilities {

	public static void bypassSSLAuthentication(){
		System.err.println("SSL bypass using fake X509 Trust Manager requested");
		try {
			SSLContext sslContext=SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
			sslContext.init(null, new X509TrustManager[] {
					new X509TrustManager() {
						@SuppressWarnings("unused")
						public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) {
						}
						@SuppressWarnings("unused")
						public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) {
						}
						@Override
						public java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
							return null;
						}
						@Override
						public void checkClientTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] arg0, String arg1) throws CertificateException {
							// TODO Auto-generated method stub

						}
						@Override
						public void checkServerTrusted(java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] arg0, String arg1) throws CertificateException {
							// TODO Auto-generated method stub

						}
					}}, null);
			HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(sslContext.getSocketFactory());
		} catch (Exception e) {

		}
	}
}