Question

I’m trying to use ssl sockets in a working java networking program.

I replaced two lines of code

        //Socket socket = new Socket(ipAddress, port);
        SSLSocket socket = (SSLSocket)SSLSocketFactory.getDefault().createSocket(ipAddress, port);

and

        //serverSocket = new ServerSocket();
        serverSocket = (SSLServerSocket)SSLServerSocketFactory.getDefault().createServerSocket();

        serverSocket.setReuseAddress(true);
        serverSocket.bind(new InetSocketAddress(port));
        while (true) {
            Socket clientSocket = serverSocket.accept();
            ......

I get an exception: “connection refused: Connect”

The program was working with the commented code. And now it doesn’t. What do I need to do to use SSLSockets instead of standard Sockets ?

If relevant, the server is running on localhost == windows vista.

Answer 1

Bruno gave me the answer in the comments: I haven’t configured any keystore.