# Exception while starting Logstash \[LoadError: load error: jopenssl/load -- java.lang.VerifyError: class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive overrides final method equals\]
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exception-while-starting-logstash-loaderror-load-error-jopenssl-load-java-lang-verifyerror-class-org-bouncycastle-asn1-asn1primitive-overrides-final-method-equals/51024
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 26, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exception-while-starting-logstash-loaderror-load-error-jopenssl-load-java-lang-verifyerror-class-org-bouncycastle-asn1-asn1primitive-overrides-final-method-equals/51024 "2016-05-26T07:06:20Z")
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### Author:  [@ravitandur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ravitandur)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exception-while-starting-logstash-loaderror-load-error-jopenssl-load-java-lang-verifyerror-class-org-bouncycastle-asn1-asn1primitive-overrides-final-method-equals/51024/1 "2016-05-26T07:06:20Z")
I am getting below exception while starting logstash [logstash-1.5.3]. Can any one please help me.
LoadError: load error: jopenssl/load -- java.lang.VerifyError: class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive overrides final method equals.(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1072
(root) at /home/release/release\_independent/elk/logstash/logstash-1.5.3/vendor/jruby/lib/ruby/shared/openssl.rb:1
require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1072
(root) at /home/release/release\_independent/elk/logstash/logstash-1.5.3/vendor/bundle/jruby/1.9/gems/logstash-core-1.5.3-java/lib/logstash/patches/stronger\_openssl\_defaults.rb:1
require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1072
(root) at /home/release/release\_independent/elk/logstash/logstash-1.5.3/vendor/bundle/jruby/1.9/gems/logstash-core-1.5.3-java/lib/logstash/patches/stronger\_openssl\_defaults.rb:2
require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1072
(root) at /home/release/release\_independent/elk/logstash/logstash-1.5.3/vendor/bundle/jruby/1.9/gems/logstash-core-1.5.3-java/lib/logstash/patches.rb:1
require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1072
(root) at /home/release/release\_independent/elk/logstash/logstash-1.5.3/vendor/bundle/jruby/1.9/gems/logstash-core-1.5.3-java/lib/logstash/patches.rb:4
require at org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1072
(root) at /home/release/release\_independent/elk/logstash/logstash-1.5.3/lib/bootstrap/environment.rb:47
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### Author:  [@ravitandur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ravitandur)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exception-while-starting-logstash-loaderror-load-error-jopenssl-load-java-lang-verifyerror-class-org-bouncycastle-asn1-asn1primitive-overrides-final-method-equals/51024/2 "2016-05-26T11:32:04Z")
This issue is due to 2 different versions of bouncycastle jars.
One version of jar is located at $JAVA\_HOME/jre/lib/ext/bcprov-\*.jar
and another is located at logstash
./logstash-1.5.3/vendor/jruby/lib/ruby/shared/org/bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on/1.50/bcprov-jdk15on-1.50.jar.
Because of incompatible versions we get this error.
Solution is to overriding the JRE lib/ext folder using -Djava.ext.dirs=/some/dummy/path.
Refer the below link.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exception-while-starting-logstash-loaderror-load-error-jopenssl-load-java-lang-verifyerror-class-org-bouncycastle-asn1-asn1primitive-overrides-final-method-equals/51024/3 "2017-07-06T04:56:06Z")