SSLHandshakeException error when IMAPS protocol is configured for Approval Email Server in RSA Governance & Lifecycle
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javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to message store for imaps://username@imaps-server.hostname:993; nested exception is: javax.mail.MessagingException: Remote host terminated the handshake; nested exception is: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Remote host terminated the handshake at com.aveksa.server.email.common.EmailUtils.connectToMailStore(EmailUtils.java:651) at com.aveksa.server.email.mailboxmonitor.MailboxMonitorThread.checkForMail(MailboxMonitorThread.java:178) at com.aveksa.server.email.mailboxmonitor.MailboxMonitorThread.run(MailboxMonitorThread.java:46) Caused by: javax.mail.MessagingException: Remote host terminated the handshake; nested exception is: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Remote host terminated the handshake at com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPStore.protocolConnect(IMAPStore.java:670) at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:295) at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:176) at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:125) at com.aveksa.server.email.common.EmailUtils.connectToMailStore(EmailUtils.java:625) ... 2 more Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Remote host terminated the handshake at com.ibm.jsse2.bj.a(bj.java:18) at com.ibm.jsse2.bj.b(bj.java:1) at com.ibm.jsse2.bj.f(bj.java:427) at com.ibm.jsse2.bj.a(bj.java:406) at com.ibm.jsse2.bj.startHandshake(bj.java:160) at com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.configureSSLSocket(SocketFetcher.java:549) at com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.createSocket(SocketFetcher.java:354) at com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.getSocket(SocketFetcher.java:237) at com.sun.mail.iap.Protocol.<init>(Protocol.java:116) at com.sun.mail.imap.protocol.IMAPProtocol.<init>(IMAPProtocol.java:115) at com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPStore.newIMAPProtocol(IMAPStore.java:685) at com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPStore.protocolConnect(IMAPStore.java:636) ... 6 moreAn inspection of the TCP network traffic capture data shows a connection being attempted using TLSv1.0.
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mail.imaps.ssl.protocols=TLSv1.2Note: The JVM argument can be added on the WebSphere console > click Servers > Server types > WebSphere application servers > Select server > select the server used for SecurID Governance & Lifecycle > Configuration tab > select Server Infrastructure > Java and Process Management > Process Definition > Additional Properties > Java Virtual Machine > Generic JVM Arguments.
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