Title: Error re: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Error re: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException

 *  Resolved [Scott Wyden Kivowitz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwyden/)
 * (@scottwyden)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-re-sunsecurityvalidatorvalidatorexception-1/)
 * This started since the last update. iTunes Connect shows me this error:
 * `Can’t read your feed. sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building
   failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to
   find valid certification path to requested target`
 * Any ideas on how to determine what change in the plugin caused it?
 * This is for the podcast at imagely.com/podcast
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Hugh Lashbrooke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hlashbrooke/)
 * (@hlashbrooke)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-re-sunsecurityvalidatorvalidatorexception-1/#post-7711532)
 * Did you switch to using SSL? I know that iTunes usually has a problem with podcast
   feeds being on SSL domains.
 *  Thread Starter [Scott Wyden Kivowitz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwyden/)
 * (@scottwyden)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-re-sunsecurityvalidatorvalidatorexception-1/#post-7711536)
 * The site has always been SSL, and before the latest update there was no problem
   with it.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Hugh Lashbrooke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hlashbrooke/)
 * (@hlashbrooke)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-re-sunsecurityvalidatorvalidatorexception-1/#post-7711679)
 * Well the last update (or any other update) would not have had any effect that
   has caused this error. In fact, I’ve never seen or heard of an error like this
   before from anywhere.
 * Did you update anything else on your site at the same time? Did you host update
   anything on their side? Has anything else changed about your hosting setup around
   the time that you updated the plugin?
 *  Thread Starter [Scott Wyden Kivowitz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwyden/)
 * (@scottwyden)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-re-sunsecurityvalidatorvalidatorexception-1/#post-8164808)
 * Turns out our dev team switched the SSL cert to Let’s Encrypt and I wasn’t informed.
   So we’ve switched it to Comodo. Hopefully Apple will see that and update soon.
 *  Thread Starter [Scott Wyden Kivowitz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwyden/)
 * (@scottwyden)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-re-sunsecurityvalidatorvalidatorexception-1/#post-8164820)
 * Update: Looks like the feed is re-approved. Just waiting on iTunes to catch up.
   YAY! Good catch on the LE.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-re-sunsecurityvalidatorvalidatorexception-1/#post-8164820)
 * Status: resolved