Known Issues with Spring Android RestTemplate and SSL

[hetti]

Hi

I was told Spring Android REST Template had known SSL issues. I am trying to locate any but failed. Is this true. Can i use this safely on my mobile application.

Thanks in advance for feed back.

Regards
H

[dutchman_mn]

I guess without knowing who told you and what they told you, it is tough to figure out if what they told you is correct. Can you safely use SSL and the Spring REST client on your mobile application? Yes, you can. Could you have problems with SSL certificates and certain mobile web sites? Yes, due to the fact that by default, your mobile device/mobile browser (I am talking Android, don't know about iOS) is installed with trusted support from a number of Certificate Authorities (CA) such as Verisign, etc. If the site you are accessing through HTTPS is using a certificate from a CA that is not one pre-loaded/supported by the browser, then you have bit of work to do. If you are a developer and is dealing with SSL and self-signed certs on a development server, that is different issue you would have to address.

Perry Hoekstra

[hetti]

Thanks Perry,

I am all set.