# com.kms.katalon.core.exception.StepFailedException: Unable to send request (Root cause: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: **URL:** \ **Category:** API Testing\ **Tags:** api-testing, katalon-studio\ **Created:** [September 14, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/com-kms-katalon-core-exception-stepfailedexception-unable-to-send-request-root-cause-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-sun-security-validator-validatorexception-pkix-path-building-failed/33101 "2019-09-14T20:23:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lokyyadav7777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@lokyyadav7777](https://forum.katalon.com/u/lokyyadav7777)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/com-kms-katalon-core-exception-stepfailedexception-unable-to-send-request-root-cause-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-sun-security-validator-validatorexception-pkix-path-building-failed/33101/1 "2019-09-14T20:23:12Z")
I am trying to execute the Token generating rest API test case but getting the below error. com.kms.katalon.core.exception.StepFailedException: Unable to send request (Root cause: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: Service is working in Object repository level. Need help urgent!! Please do needful. Am able to run other project API’s but having issue with the current one. **Note - Postman collection is exported and then exported json collection is imported into katalon.** ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/2X/b/bd369f0169f2b3ec7f0943daadff54d23d7aae6e.png) Error log SLF4J: The requested version 1.7.16 by your slf4j binding is not compatible with [1.6] SLF4J: See [SLF4J Error Codes](http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#version_mismatch) for further details. 2019-09-15 01:50:22.392 INFO c.k.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor - -------------------- 2019-09-15 01:50:22.394 INFO c.k.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor - START Test Cases/Access Token Generate Test 2019-09-15 01:50:22.835 DEBUG testcase.Access Token Generate Test - 1: response = sendRequest(findTestObject(“GenerateAccessToken”, [“URL”:G\_Base\_URL, “UserName”:G\_UserName\_Auth, “Password”:G\_Password\_Auth])) 2019-09-15 01:50:24.855 ERROR c.k.k.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain - ❌ Unable to send request (Root cause: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.sendRequest(RestfulClient.java:91) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.send(RestfulClient.java:59) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.doCall(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:42) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.call(SendRequestKeyword.groovy) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.runKeyword(KeywordMain.groovy:68) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.sendRequest(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:38) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.execute(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:33) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordExecutor.executeKeywordForPlatform(KeywordExecutor.groovy:56) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords.sendRequest(WSBuiltInKeywords.groovy:40) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords$sendRequest.call(Unknown Source) at Access Token Generate Test.run(Access Token Generate Test:22) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.run(ScriptEngine.java:194) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.runScriptAsRawText(ScriptEngine.java:119) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.runScript(TestCaseExecutor.java:337) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.doExecute(TestCaseExecutor.java:328) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.processExecutionPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:307) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.accessMainPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:299) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.execute(TestCaseExecutor.java:233) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.runTestCase(TestCaseMain.java:114) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.runTestCase(TestCaseMain.java:105) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain$runTestCase$0.call(Unknown Source) at TempTestCase1568492418223.run(TempTestCase1568492418223.groovy:21) Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.sendRequest(RestfulClient.java:91) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.send(RestfulClient.java:59) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.doCall(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:42) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.call(SendRequestKeyword.groovy) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.runKeyword(KeywordMain.groovy:68) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.sendRequest(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:38) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.execute(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:33) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordExecutor.executeKeywordForPlatform(KeywordExecutor.groovy:56) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords.sendRequest(WSBuiltInKeywords.groovy:40) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords$sendRequest.call(Unknown Source) at Script1568201182526.run(Script1568201182526.groovy:22) … 11 more Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target … 22 more ) 2019-09-15 01:50:24.866 ERROR c.k.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor - ❌ Test Cases/Access Token Generate Test FAILED. Reason: com.kms.katalon.core.exception.StepFailedException: Unable to send request (Root cause: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.sendRequest(RestfulClient.java:91) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.send(RestfulClient.java:59) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.doCall(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:42) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.call(SendRequestKeyword.groovy) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.runKeyword(KeywordMain.groovy:68) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.sendRequest(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:38) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.execute(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:33) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordExecutor.executeKeywordForPlatform(KeywordExecutor.groovy:56) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords.sendRequest(WSBuiltInKeywords.groovy:40) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords$sendRequest.call(Unknown Source) at Access Token Generate Test.run(Access Token Generate Test:22) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.run(ScriptEngine.java:194) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.runScriptAsRawText(ScriptEngine.java:119) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.runScript(TestCaseExecutor.java:337) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.doExecute(TestCaseExecutor.java:328) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.processExecutionPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:307) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.accessMainPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:299) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.execute(TestCaseExecutor.java:233) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.runTestCase(TestCaseMain.java:114) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.runTestCase(TestCaseMain.java:105) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain$runTestCase$0.call(Unknown Source) at TempTestCase1568492418223.run(TempTestCase1568492418223.groovy:21) Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.sendRequest(RestfulClient.java:91) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.send(RestfulClient.java:59) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.doCall(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:42) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.call(SendRequestKeyword.groovy) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.runKeyword(KeywordMain.groovy:68) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.sendRequest(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:38) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.execute(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:33) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordExecutor.executeKeywordForPlatform(KeywordExecutor.groovy:56) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords.sendRequest(WSBuiltInKeywords.groovy:40) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords$sendRequest.call(Unknown Source) at Script1568201182526.run(Script1568201182526.groovy:22) … 11 more Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target … 22 more ) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.stepFailed(KeywordMain.groovy:50) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.stepFailed(KeywordMain.groovy) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.runKeyword(KeywordMain.groovy:70) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.sendRequest(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:38) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.execute(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:33) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordExecutor.executeKeywordForPlatform(KeywordExecutor.groovy:56) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords.sendRequest(WSBuiltInKeywords.groovy:40) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords$sendRequest.call(Unknown Source) at Access Token Generate Test.run(Access Token Generate Test:22) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.run(ScriptEngine.java:194) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.runScriptAsRawText(ScriptEngine.java:119) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.runScript(TestCaseExecutor.java:337) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.doExecute(TestCaseExecutor.java:328) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.processExecutionPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:307) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.accessMainPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:299) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.execute(TestCaseExecutor.java:233) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.runTestCase(TestCaseMain.java:114) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.runTestCase(TestCaseMain.java:105) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain$runTestCase$0.call(Unknown Source) at TempTestCase1568492418223.run(TempTestCase1568492418223.groovy:21) Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.sendRequest(RestfulClient.java:91) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.send(RestfulClient.java:59) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.doCall(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:42) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.call(SendRequestKeyword.groovy) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.runKeyword(KeywordMain.groovy:68) … 17 more Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.sendRequest(RestfulClient.java:91) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.send(RestfulClient.java:59) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.doCall(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:42) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.call(SendRequestKeyword.groovy) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.runKeyword(KeywordMain.groovy:68) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.sendRequest(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:38) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.execute(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:33) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordExecutor.executeKeywordForPlatform(KeywordExecutor.groovy:56) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords.sendRequest(WSBuiltInKeywords.groovy:40) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords$sendRequest.call(Unknown Source) at Script1568201182526.run(Script1568201182526.groovy:22) … 11 more Caused by: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.sendRequest(RestfulClient.java:91) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.common.RestfulClient.send(RestfulClient.java:59) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.doCall(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:42) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword$\_sendRequest\_closure1.call(SendRequestKeyword.groovy) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordMain.runKeyword(KeywordMain.groovy:68) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.sendRequest(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:38) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.builtin.SendRequestKeyword.execute(SendRequestKeyword.groovy:33) at com.kms.katalon.core.keyword.internal.KeywordExecutor.executeKeywordForPlatform(KeywordExecutor.groovy:56) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords.sendRequest(WSBuiltInKeywords.groovy:40) at com.kms.katalon.core.webservice.keyword.WSBuiltInKeywords$sendRequest.call(Unknown Source) at Access Token Generate Test.run(Access Token Generate Test:22) … 11 more 2019-09-15 01:50:24.874 INFO c.k.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor - END Test Cases/Access Token Generate Test ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/com-kms-katalon-core-exception-stepfailedexception-unable-to-send-request-root-cause-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-sun-security-validator-validatorexception-pkix-path-building-failed/33101/2 "2019-09-14T20:25:25Z")
Here’s the true cause … > [@lokyyadav7777](#): > > Caused by: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: **unable to find valid certification path to requested target** ---
**Author:** ![lokyyadav7777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@lokyyadav7777](https://forum.katalon.com/u/lokyyadav7777)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/com-kms-katalon-core-exception-stepfailedexception-unable-to-send-request-root-cause-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-sun-security-validator-validatorexception-pkix-path-building-failed/33101/3 "2019-09-15T05:27:29Z")
Hi Russ, Can you be more specific please. Am still a beginner any reference links or steps will be more helpful. Thanks in advance 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/com-kms-katalon-core-exception-stepfailedexception-unable-to-send-request-root-cause-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-sun-security-validator-validatorexception-pkix-path-building-failed/33101/4 "2019-09-15T05:31:51Z")
Sorry, I don’t use The WebServices APIs (I only test a few which I do “raw” in JavaScript or via end-to-end routes via a web page). But let’s see if these guys can help out… @ThanhTo @duyluong ---
**Author:** ![lokyyadav7777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@lokyyadav7777](https://forum.katalon.com/u/lokyyadav7777)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/com-kms-katalon-core-exception-stepfailedexception-unable-to-send-request-root-cause-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-sun-security-validator-validatorexception-pkix-path-building-failed/33101/5 "2019-09-15T18:56:38Z")
Thanks a lot Russ. I figured out the issue. Sorry the profile which am using while running the test is not good. Created new profile and it worked. We can close this ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/com-kms-katalon-core-exception-stepfailedexception-unable-to-send-request-root-cause-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-sun-security-validator-validatorexception-pkix-path-building-failed/33101/6 "2019-09-15T22:55:52Z")
Closed on September 15, 2019, 10:55pm UTC