# JDBC connector throws “Cannot conclude ssl handshake. Cause: PKIX path building failed” error.

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**Created:** [July 12, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/jdbc-connector-throws-cannot-conclude-ssl-handshake-cause-pkix-path-building-failed-error/253 "2023-07-12T20:27:31Z")\
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The _ **“Cannot conclude ssl handshake. Cause: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target.”** _ error message denotes that the certificate authority for the SSL Certificate is not being trusted by your Java Key Store.

Solution: You should update to a more recent version of Java.

Workaround: The simplest way to bypass this issue is to set the _SSLServerCert_ connection property to ‘\*’. However, this method is not secure and often recommended for testing rather than production, as it basically tells the driver to accept any SSL certificate.