Struggling with SonarQube scanner and your invalid SSL certificate ? Here is a way to handle it.

Issue with SonarQube scanner

The SonarQube Scanner is NOT supporting invalid certificates and unfortunately our SonarQube server is delivered with an invalid SSL certificate.

INFO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
INFO: EXECUTION FAILURE
INFO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
INFO: Total time: 0.504s
INFO: Final Memory: 4M/123M
INFO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
ERROR: Error during SonarQube Scanner execution
ERROR: Unable to execute SonarQube
ERROR: Caused by: Fail to get bootstrap index from server
ERROR: Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building
failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to fi
nd valid certification path to requested target
ERROR: Caused by: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunC
ertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested ta
rget
ERROR: Caused by: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
ERROR:
ERROR: Re-run SonarQube Scanner using the -X switch to enable full debug logging
.

To circumvent this error, you will have to upload all certificates in your cacerts.

Solution

Here are the steps to load your certificates : 

• Download portecle, a software to handle Java keystores : http://portecle.sourceforge.net/
• Download the latest version of http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce8-download-2133166.html
• Download the SonarRunner installation
• Unzip the files into the jre/lib/security of the SonarRunner installation, overwrite the exisiting ones.
• Open the file jre/lib/security/cacerts using portecle (default password is changeit)
• Download your own certificate using your browser and obtain a .cer or pkx certificate.

Internet Explorer access to certificates\

• Import them using portecle.

Screenshot how to use portecle\

• DONE Your Sonarqube Scanner should be able to connect itself to the SonarQube server.

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