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title: DefaultHttpClient with default constructor is not secure
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# DefaultHttpClient with default constructor is not secure

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `java-security/default-http-client-def-cons`

**Language:** Java

**Severity:** Notice

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [326](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/326.html)

**Related CWEs**:

- [328](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/328.html)

## Description{% #description %}

DefaultHttpClient with default constructor is not compatible with TLS 1.2. Make sure your HTTP client support advanced encryption protocols.

#### Learn more{% #learn-more %}

- [DefaultHttpClient with default constructor is not compatible with TLS 1.2](https://find-sec-bugs.github.io/bugs.htm#SSL_CONTEXT)

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```java
public Class {

    public void foobar(){
        HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
    }
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```java
public Class {

    public void foobar() {
        HttpClient client1 = HttpClients.createSystem();
        HttpClient client = HttpClientBuilder.create().useSystemProperties().build();
    }
}
```
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