Had this error while doing a maven build
PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
With a complete error log,
$ mvn clean package -s settings.xml ....... [ERROR] [ERROR] Some problems were encountered while processing the POMs: [ERROR] Unresolveable build extension: Plugin com.redhat.quarkus.platform:quarkus-maven-plugin:3.15.3.SP1-redhat-00002 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to collect dependencies at com.redhat.quarkus.platform:quarkus-maven-plugin:jar:3.15.3.SP1-redhat-00002 -> io.quarkus:quarkus-bootstrap-maven-resolver:jar:3.15.3.redhat-00004 -> io.smallrye.beanbag:smallrye-beanbag-maven:jar:1.5.2.redhat-00001 -> io.smallrye.beanbag:smallrye-beanbag-sisu:jar:1.5.2.redhat-00001 -> javax.inject:javax.inject:jar:1.0.0.redhat-00014 @ [ERROR] Non-resolvable import POM: The following artifacts could not be resolved: com.redhat.quarkus.platform:quarkus-camel-bom:pom:3.15.3.SP1-redhat-00002 (present, but unavailable): Could not transfer artifact com.redhat.quarkus.platform:quarkus-camel-bom:pom:3.15.3.SP1-redhat-00002 from/to mvn-repository (https://nexus/maven-group/): PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target @ line 32, column 25 [ERROR] 'dependencies.dependency.version' for org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-direct:jar is missing. @ line 45, column 21 [ERROR] 'dependencies.dependency.version' for org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-jackson:jar is missing. @ line 49, column 21 [ERROR] 'dependencies.dependency.version' for org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-rest-openapi:jar is missing. @ line 53, column 21 [ERROR] 'dependencies.dependency.version' for org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-rest:jar is missing. @ line 57, column 21 @ [ERROR] The build could not read 1 project -> [Help 1]
Workaround is quite simple,
$ mvn -Dmaven.wagon.http.ssl.insecure=true clean package -s settings.xml