If required, this authentication scheme can be reactivated by removing Basic
from the jdk.http.auth.tunneling.disabledSchemes
networking property (set at $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/net.properties), or by setting a system property of the same name to ""
( empty ) in the command line.
Please visit http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8u111-relnotes-3124969.html (Java 8 Update 111 (8u111) - Disable Basic authentication for HTTPS tunneling )