# SSLHandshake Exception when trying to install license

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sslhandshake-exception-when-trying-to-install-license/56552>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring\
**Created:** [July 27, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sslhandshake-exception-when-trying-to-install-license/56552 "2016-07-27T17:30:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mathal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@mathal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mathal)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sslhandshake-exception-when-trying-to-install-license/56552/1 "2016-07-27T17:30:26Z")

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Hi,

I am getting the following exception while trying to install marvel using the online instructions, appreciate any help. Thanks!

C:\coding\elasticsearch-2.3.3\elasticsearch-2.3.3\bin\>plugin install license --v  
erbose  
-\> Installing license...  
Trying [https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugi](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugi)  
n/license/2.3.3/license-2.3.3.zip ...  
Failed: SSLHandshakeException[sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX pa  
th building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException:  
unable to find valid certification path to requested target]; nested: ValidatorE  
xception[PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBu  
ilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target]; ne  
sted: SunCertPathBuilderException[unable to find valid certification path to req  
uested target];  
ERROR: failed to download out of all possible locations..., use --verbose to get  
detailed information

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**Author:** ![pickypg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pickypg/32/62409_2.png) [@pickypg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pickypg)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sslhandshake-exception-when-trying-to-install-license/56552/2 "2016-07-30T00:38:10Z")

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Hi,

Can you try the offline instructions? It's possible that you have global Java proxy settings interfering or there was an intermittent issue with the link in question.

Let us know

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sslhandshake-exception-when-trying-to-install-license/56552/3 "2017-07-06T13:42:39Z")

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