@hamed2005,   I looked more closely at the exception and now think I understand...   com.mysql.jdbc.ExportControlled.getSSLSocketFactoryDefaultOrConfigured(ExportControlled.java:428)   It seems that the MySQL JDBC driver may require a password.  I was testing in an environment where I wasn't using TLS for my db connection, so it didn't matter.   Not sure how to get around this... I'll let you know if I come up with something   ... View more