I received response from SmartBear support:
the issue is caused by the updated java version used in ReadyAPI. In Java 16, the TLS 1.1 protocol is disabled - Release Note: Disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1 [https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8256490]. As you tried, you can resolve the issue by either enabling this protocol in the ReadyAPI `java.security` configuration file or specifying the TLS 1.2 protocol in the DB connection string - <con:connectionString>jdbc:mysql://<HOST>:<PORT>/<DB>?user=<user name>&password=<PASS_VALUE>&enabledTLSProtocols=TLSv1.2</con:connectionString>
So, I opened the java.security file in …\SmartBear\ReadyAPI-3.20.0\jre\conf\security folder
and found line that starts with jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms= (there are several similar ...disabledAlgorithms lines, you need exactly jdk.tls. one)
and removed “, TLSv1, TLSv1.1” from that line.
Restart the ReadyAPI and that’s it, problem should be gone.
