Problem
From Java 8 Update 111 (8u111) onwards, the Basic authentication scheme has been deactivated, by default, in the Oracle Java Runtime.
If you are using Java 8 Update 111 (or later), proxies requiring Basic
authentication when setting up a tunnel for HTTPS will no longer succeed by default.
Solution
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 ) on 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 )
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