Trying to connect to an https://domain.com URL via Java and failingto do so

[Rob]

Can anyone help me understand why this is not working:

Here is the important part. When compiled and run:
String Urlx="https://domain.com" // valid URL that comes up fine in a
web browser
System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs",
"com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
URL url = new URL(Urlx);
in = url.openStream(); // Currently An IoException is thrown
:

It appears an IoException is thrown: java.io.IOException: Server
returned HTTP response code: 403 for URL: https://domain.com

Does anyone know why this might be happening and what if anything is
missing? e.g missing .jar file? A different way to accomplish this in
Java JDK?

 

[Daniel Pitts]

Can anyone help me understand why this is not working:

Here is the important part. When compiled and run:
String Urlx="https://domain.com" // valid URL that comes up fine in a
web browser
System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs",
"com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
URL url = new URL(Urlx);
in = url.openStream(); // Currently An IoException is thrown
:

It appears an IoException is thrown: java.io.IOException: Server
returned HTTP response code: 403 for URL: https://domain.com

Does anyone know why this might be happening and what if anything is
missing? e.g missing .jar file? A different way to accomplish this in
Java JDK?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=http+403

It means the server doesn't like something about your request. Many
websites don't allow Java's default User-Agent, for many reasons.
Likely you are (perhaps unintentionally) violating the ToS of the site
you're attempting to connect to.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Can anyone help me understand why this is not working:

Here is the important part. When compiled and run:
String Urlx="https://domain.com" // valid URL that comes up fine in a
web browser
System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs",
"com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
URL url = new URL(Urlx);
in = url.openStream(); // Currently An IoException is thrown
:

It appears an IoException is thrown: java.io.IOException: Server
returned HTTP response code: 403 for URL: https://domain.com

Does anyone know why this might be happening and what if anything is
missing? e.g missing .jar file? A different way to accomplish this in
Java JDK?

I don't think you need to specify any properties to use HTTPS in
any recent Java.

Whether that makes a difference or not I don't know.

Arne

 

[Roedy Green]

String Urlx="https://domain.com" // valid URL that comes up fine in a
web browser
System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs",
"com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
URL url = new URL(Urlx);
in = url.openStream(); // Currently An IoException is thrown

See http://mindprod.com/products1.html#HTTP

You get use the GET class to fetch either http: or https:
Java selects the https: handler transparently.
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Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
http://mindprod.com
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