JabRef version on
JabRef 5.1--2020-08-30--e023aa0
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.2
Still broken in
JabRef 5.2--2020-12-24--6a2a512
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.2
The internal update function is broken.
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Click on "Check for updates" option
- Error box shows up

Log File
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$T13CertificateConsumer.checkServerCerts(Unknown Source)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.onConsumeCertificate(Unknown Source)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateMessage$T13CertificateConsumer.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 java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.afterConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(Unknown Source)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.1.60000/org.jabref.logic.util.Version.getAllAvailableVersions(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.1.60000/org.jabref.gui.help.VersionWorker.getNewVersion(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.1.60000/org.jabref.gui.util.BackgroundTask$1.call(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.1.60000/org.jabref.gui.util.DefaultTaskExecutor$1.call(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.1.60000/javafx.concurrent.Task$TaskCallable.call(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: 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.checkTrusted(Unknown Source)
at java.base/sun.security.ssl.X509TrustManagerImpl.checkServerTrusted(Unknown Source)
... 28 more
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)
... 33 more
JabRef version on
JabRef 5.1--2020-08-30--e023aa0
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.2
Still broken in
JabRef 5.2--2020-12-24--6a2a512
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.2
The internal update function is broken.
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Log File