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  "id": "kafka/ssl-certificate-verification-failed",
  "signature": "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",
  "signature_zh": "javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException：sun.security.validator.ValidatorException：PKIX 路径构建失败：无法找到请求目标的有效证书路径",
  "regex": "SSLHandshakeException.*PKIX path building failed",
  "domain": "kafka",
  "category": "auth_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The Kafka client cannot verify the broker's SSL certificate because the CA certificate is missing from the truststore.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "Kafka 客户端无法验证代理的 SSL 证书，因为信任库中缺少 CA 证书。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "2.8.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "3.0.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "3.4.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Setting ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm to empty disables hostname verification but does not fix the missing certificate chain.",
      "fail_rate": 0.7,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Restarting the client or broker does not install missing CA certificates.",
      "fail_rate": 0.95,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Import the broker's CA certificate into the client's truststore:\nkeytool -import -trustcacerts -alias broker-ca -file ca.crt -keystore client.truststore.jks -storepass changeit -noprompt\nThen configure the client with ssl.truststore.location and ssl.truststore.password.",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Import the broker's CA certificate into the client's truststore:\nkeytool -import -trustcacerts -alias broker-ca -file ca.crt -keystore client.truststore.jks -storepass changeit -noprompt\nThen configure the client with ssl.truststore.location and ssl.truststore.password.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If using Java, set the truststore globally via JVM properties:\n-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/path/to/truststore.jks -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=changeit",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "If using Java, set the truststore globally via JVM properties:\n-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/path/to/truststore.jks -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=changeit",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Import the broker's CA certificate into the client's truststore:\nkeytool -import -trustcacerts -alias broker-ca -file ca.crt -keystore client.truststore.jks -storepass changeit -noprompt\nThen configure the client with ssl.truststore.location and ssl.truststore.password.",
    "If using Java, set the truststore globally via JVM properties:\n-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/path/to/truststore.jks -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=changeit"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#security_ssl",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.87,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.93,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2023-08-05",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}