2845087 - javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: Connection IO Exception (Peer certificate rejected by ChainVerifier)

SSL access has been enabled in the NetWeaver Application Server Java, and the following error related to custom applications is observed:

[ERROR][][HTTP Worker [@2050994109]] initData
    javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: Connection IO Exception. Check nested exception for details. (Peer certificate rejected by ChainVerifier).
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.jaxws.core.WSInvocationHandler.processTransportBindingCall(WSInvocationHandler.java:174)
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.jaxws.core.WSInvocationHandler.invokeSEISyncMethod(WSInvocationHandler.java:121)
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.jaxws.core.WSInvocationHandler.invokeSEIMethod(WSInvocationHandler.java:84)
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.jaxws.core.WSInvocationHandler.invoke(WSInvocationHandler.java:65)
    
Caused by: com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.bindings.exceptions.TransportBindingException: Connection IO Exception. Check nested exception for details.         
    (Peer certificate rejected by ChainVerifier).
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.bindings.impl.SOAPTransportBinding.outputSOAPMessage(SOAPTransportBinding.java:426)
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.bindings.impl.SOAPTransportBinding.call_SOAP(SOAPTransportBinding.java:1371)
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.bindings.impl.SOAPTransportBinding.callWOLogging(SOAPTransportBinding.java:997)
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.bindings.impl.SOAPTransportBinding.call(SOAPTransportBinding.java:951)
    at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.espbase.client.jaxws.core.WSInvocationHandler.processTransportBindingCall(WSInvocationHandler.java:168)
... 65 common frames omitted

Caused by: iaik.security.ssl.SSLCertificateException: Peer certificate rejected by ChainVerifier
    at iaik.security.ssl.r.checkIsTrusted(Unknown Source)
    at iaik.security.ssl.x.b(Unknown Source)
    at iaik.security.ssl.x.a(Unknown Source)
    at iaik.security.ssl.r.d(Unknown Source)
    at iaik.security.ssl.SSLTransport.startHandshake(Unknown Source)
    at iaik.security.ssl.SSLTransport.getOutputStream(Unknown Source)
    at iaik.security.ssl.SSLSocket.getOutputStream(Unknown Source)

NetWeaver Application Server Java

javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException, SSL, TLS, WebServiceSecurity, TrustedCAs, iaik.security.ssl , KBA , BC-JAS-SEC-WSS , Web Services Security , Problem