# Logstash http output not ignoring ssl

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-output-not-ignoring-ssl/144984>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 18, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-output-not-ignoring-ssl/144984 "2018-08-18T02:09:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![saching](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@saching](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saching)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-output-not-ignoring-ssl/144984/1 "2018-08-18T02:09:35Z")

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logstash version 5.6.10

output {  
http {  
ssl\_certificate\_validation =\> false  
url =\> "[https://some-test-domain.com](https://some-test-domain.com)"  
format =\> "json"  
content\_type =\> "application/json"  
http\_method =\> "post"  
headers =\> ["Authorization", "Splunk some-token"]  
}  
}

Error i am getting

:message=\>"PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target", :class=\>"Manticore::ClientProtocolException"

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-output-not-ignoring-ssl/144984/2 "2018-09-15T02:09:42Z")

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