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This article applies to: ML v7, ML8, MultiStore

Google Checkout Account has 'PKIX path building failed' errors in the Integration section

Symptoms
An error is encountered when attempting to access your server at 
https://www.yourstore.com/gcCallback.aspx -- the error is:

javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: 
sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: 
sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target

Cause
This is caused by using an SSL certificate that Google does not accept.

Solution
Use an SSL certificate from one of the Certificate Authorities that Google accepts, listed at http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/answer.py?answer=57856