Create an HttpClient that accepts all certificates and host names. Useful for working with self-signed certificates. Use only with HTTPS servers that you trust.

gistfile1.java

	private DefaultHttpClient getSSLHttpClient(final URL url) throws RestClientException {
		try {
			final X509TrustManager trustManager = createTrustManager();
			SSLContext ctx = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
			ctx.init(null, new TrustManager[]{trustManager}, null);
			SSLSocketFactory ssf = new SSLSocketFactory(ctx, createHostnameVerifier());
			AbstractHttpClient base = new DefaultHttpClient();
			ClientConnectionManager ccm = base.getConnectionManager();
			SchemeRegistry sr = ccm.getSchemeRegistry();
			sr.register(new Scheme(HTTPS, url.getPort(), ssf));
			return new DefaultHttpClient(ccm, base.getParams());
		} catch (final Exception e) {
			throw new RestClientException(FAILED_CREATING_CLIENT, "Failed creating http client",
					ExceptionUtils.getFullStackTrace(e));
		}
	}
	
	
	private X509TrustManager createTrustManager() {
		X509TrustManager tm = new X509TrustManager() {
			
			@Override
			public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
				return null;
			}
			
			@Override
			public void checkServerTrusted(final X509Certificate[] chain, final String authType) 
					throws CertificateException {
			}
			
			@Override
			public void checkClientTrusted(final X509Certificate[] chain, final String authType) 
					throws CertificateException {
			}
		};
		return tm;
	}

	
	private X509HostnameVerifier createHostnameVerifier() {
		X509HostnameVerifier verifier = new X509HostnameVerifier() {
			
			@Override
			public boolean verify(final String arg0, final SSLSession arg1) {
				return true;
			}
			
			@Override
			public void verify(final String host, final String[] cns, final String[] subjectAlts) 
					throws SSLException {
			}
			
			@Override
			public void verify(final String host, final X509Certificate cert) 
					throws SSLException {
			}
			
			@Override
			public void verify(final String host, final SSLSocket ssl) 
					throws IOException {
			}
		};
        return verifier;
	}