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3208453 - BI 4.3: Error "PKIX path building failed", "unable to find valid certification path to requested target"

Symptom

Scenario #1 - When trying to connect to MS SQL Server using SSL, the following error is thrown:
The driver could not establish a secure connection to SQL Server by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. Error: "sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target".

Scenario #2 - Test Connection failed when attempting to configure MS SQL Server using SSL as Commentary database in BI 4.3 / 2025


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Environment

  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.3 / 2025
  • All supported MS SQL Server versions (refer PAM - BI 4.3 / BI 2025)
  • SQL Server JDBC driver 10.2.0 or above 

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.3

Keywords

pkix ssl connection secure trustServerCertificate MS SQL Server BI 4.3 2025 2027 , KBA , BI-BIP-SL , Semantic Layer , Problem

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