Article - CS325640

LDAPS secured connection fails with "No subject alternative DNS name matching xxx.yyy.zzz found" in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 23-Dec-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 13.0

Description

  • SSL/TLS secured connection fails with below error
 "No subject alternative DNS name matching xxx.yyy.zzz found"
  • Method Server failed to start
  • Error in Method Server log:
INFO [main] wt.system.err - javax.naming.CommunicationException: simple bind failed: xxx.yyy.zzz:636
[Root exception is javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: java.security.cert.CertificateException: No subject alternative DNS name matching xxx.yyy.zzz found.] 
INFO [main] wt.system.err  - at  com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapClient.authenticate(LdapClient.java:219)
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: java.security.cert.CertificateException: No subject alternative DNS name matching xxx.yyy.zzz found
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: java.security.cert.CertificateException: No subject alternative DNS name matching xxx.yyy.zzz found 
INFO [main] wt.system.err  - at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtx.connect(LdapCtx.java:2791) 
INFO [main] wt.system.err  - at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtx.<init>(LdapCtx.java:319) 
INFO [main] wt.system.err  - at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory.getUsingURL(LdapCtxFactory.java:192)
INFO [main] wt.system.err  - at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory.getUsingURLs(LdapCtxFactory.java:210)
  • Unable to upload files on a Replica File Server 
  • Facing below error while configuring SOLR with Windchill:
    • Caused by: [CIRCULAR REFERENCE: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: No subject alternative DNS name matching xxx.yyy.zzz found.]
  • Loading base data fails with below error in MethodServer logs
wt.system.err <username>- Caused by: java.security.cert.CertificateException: No subject alternative DNS name matching xxx.yyy.zzz found
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