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"CUSTOM JDBC" Connection with LDAPS Fails with "Root exception is java.net.MalformedURLException: unsupported authority" From SQL Developer (Doc ID 3068738.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 24, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle SQL Developer - Version 22.2.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

SQL Developer does not support SSL in the LDAP server URL due to the following bug:

     Bug 35058696 - SQL DEVELOPER CONNECTION TYPE "LDAP" FOR SSL FAILS

The workaround for LDAPS is to create connection type as "CUSTOM JDBC". 

For Example:

You create "CUSTOM JDBC" with URL:

jdbc:oracle:thin:@ldaps://<oidhost>:<port>/<MyConnectStringDB>,cn=OracleContext,dc=example,dc=com

However, when you test this LDAPS connection, it fails with:


Testing JDBC SSL connection from outside of SQL Developer also fails.
References:
Document:3068680.1 - JDBC LDAPS Connections Fail with java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused
Document:2979846.1 - How to Test Simple JDBC Code Outside of SQL Developer
 

Changes

You want to make an LDAPS connection.

Cause

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