SSLHandshakeException in lambda after changing Runtime from Java8 on AL1 to Java11(Corretto)

Question

Hi.
I have a Java lambda with AWS SDK for Java version 1.12.268,  which is running without errors with runtime Java8 on AL1. If I change the runtime  from Java8 on AL1 to Java11(Corretto) I see the following error in stack trace:

[2022-09-08 16:46:15.680]  DEBUG c.a.h.c.ClientConnectionManagerFactory - 
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException: null
	at jdk.internal.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor19.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at com.amazonaws.http.conn.ClientConnectionManagerFactory$Handler.invoke(ClientConnectionManagerFactory.java:76)
	at com.amazonaws.http.conn.$Proxy23.connect(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:380)
	at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:236)
	at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:184)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:184)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:82)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:55)
	at com.amazonaws.http.apache.client.impl.SdkHttpClient.execute(SdkHttpClient.java:72)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.executeOneRequest(AmazonHttpClient.java:1346)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.executeHelper(AmazonHttpClient.java:1157)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.doExecute(AmazonHttpClient.java:814)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.executeWithTimer(AmazonHttpClient.java:781)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.execute(AmazonHttpClient.java:755)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.access$500(AmazonHttpClient.java:715)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutionBuilderImpl.execute(AmazonHttpClient.java:697)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient.execute(AmazonHttpClient.java:561)
	at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient.execute(AmazonHttpClient.java:541)
**	at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.doInvoke(AWSIotDataClient.java:965)
	at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.invoke(AWSIotDataClient.java:932)
	at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.invoke(AWSIotDataClient.java:921)
	at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.executeGetThingShadow(AWSIotDataClient.java:564)
	at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.getThingShadow(AWSIotDataClient.java:533)
**	at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask$1.call(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:77)
	at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask$1.call(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:72)
	at com.evanlennick.retry4j.CallExecutor.tryCall(CallExecutor.java:133)
	at com.evanlennick.retry4j.CallExecutor.execute(CallExecutor.java:89)
	at com.evanlennick.retry4j.CallExecutor.execute(CallExecutor.java:60)
	at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask.getTerminalShadowResult(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:72)
	at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask.call(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:54)
	at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask.call(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:33)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
**Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target**
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.Alert.createSSLException(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T12CertificateConsumer.checkServerCerts(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T12CertificateConsumer.onCertificate(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T12CertificateConsumer.consume(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLHandshake.consume(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.dispatch(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLTransport.decode(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.decode(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readHandshakeRecord(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:394)
	at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:353)
	at com.amazonaws.http.conn.ssl.SdkTLSSocketFactory.connectSocket(SdkTLSSocketFactory.java:142)
	at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.connect(DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.java:141)
	at org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.connect(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:353)
	... 38 common frames omitted
Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
	at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.engineValidate(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.validate(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrusted(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(Unknown Source)
	... 55 common frames omitted
Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
	at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.build(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.engineBuild(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(Unknown Source)
	... 61 common frames omitted
[2022-09-08 16:46:15.680]  DEBUG c.a.h.c.ClientConnectionManagerFactory - java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException: null at jdk.internal.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor19.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at com.amazonaws.http.conn.ClientConnectionManagerFactory$Handler.invoke(ClientConnectionManagerFactory.java:76) at com.amazonaws.http.conn.$Proxy23.connect(Unknown Source) at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:380) at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:236) at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:184) at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:184) at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:82) at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:55) at com.amazonaws.http.apache.client.impl.SdkHttpClient.execute(SdkHttpClient.java:72) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.executeOneRequest(AmazonHttpClient.java:1346) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.executeHelper(AmazonHttpClient.java:1157) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.doExecute(AmazonHttpClient.java:814) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.executeWithTimer(AmazonHttpClient.java:781) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.execute(AmazonHttpClient.java:755) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutor.access$500(AmazonHttpClient.java:715) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient$RequestExecutionBuilderImpl.execute(AmazonHttpClient.java:697) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient.execute(AmazonHttpClient.java:561) at com.amazonaws.http.AmazonHttpClient.execute(AmazonHttpClient.java:541) at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.doInvoke(AWSIotDataClient.java:965) at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.invoke(AWSIotDataClient.java:932) at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.invoke(AWSIotDataClient.java:921) at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.executeGetThingShadow(AWSIotDataClient.java:564) at com.amazonaws.services.iotdata.AWSIotDataClient.getThingShadow(AWSIotDataClient.java:533) at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask$1.call(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:77) at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask$1.call(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:72) at com.evanlennick.retry4j.CallExecutor.tryCall(CallExecutor.java:133) at com.evanlennick.retry4j.CallExecutor.execute(CallExecutor.java:89) at com.evanlennick.retry4j.CallExecutor.execute(CallExecutor.java:60) at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask.getTerminalShadowResult(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:72) at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask.call(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:54) at io.pst.akron.app.server.common.service.iot.task.IotTerminalFetcherTask.call(IotTerminalFetcherTask.java:33) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at java.base/sun.security.ssl.Alert.createSSLException(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T12CertificateConsumer.checkServerCerts(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T12CertificateConsumer.onCertificate(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T12CertificateConsumer.consume(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLHandshake.consume(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.dispatch(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLTransport.decode(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.decode(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readHandshakeRecord(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(Unknown Source) at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:394) at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:353) at com.amazonaws.http.conn.ssl.SdkTLSSocketFactory.connectSocket(SdkTLSSocketFactory.java:142) at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.connect(DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.java:141) at org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.connect(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:353) ... 38 common frames omitted Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doBuild(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.engineValidate(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.validate(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkTrusted(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(Unknown Source) ... 55 common frames omitted Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.build(Unknown Source) at java.base/sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilder.engineBuild(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(Unknown Source) ... 61 common frames omitted

I think the problem is related to SSL handshake of the AWS SDK AWSIotDataClient.

Please, any help would be really appreciated.

Best regards,

Answer

Hi again.

After digging deeper in the code of the lambda function I found that the AWSIotDataClient was not instanced in a proper way. This is the code that was used for instancing the client:

```
final EndpointConfiguration endpointConfiguration = new EndpointConfiguration(serviceConfiguration.getIotEndpoint(), serviceConfiguration.getAwsRegion());
return AWSIotDataClient.builder().withEndpointConfiguration(endpointConfiguration).build();
```
where serviceConfiguration contains data configuration for the lambda. I think this code comes from older AWS SDK for Java versions and has been working fine on Java8 with Amazon Linux 1 platform.

I've replaced that code with this one:

```
return AWSIotDataClientBuilder.standard().withRegion(serviceConfiguration.getAwsRegion()).build();
```
and everything is working now.

Best regards,

SSLHandshakeException in lambda after changing Runtime from Java8 on AL1 to Java11(Corretto)

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