ContributionsMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: ReadyAPI -> MySql fail: "Communications link failure", "No appropriate protocol" exceptions 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. ReadyAPI -> MySql fail: "Communications link failure", "No appropriate protocol" exceptions Ready API 3.10.2, 3.20 have issue connecting to MySql. We tried mysql-connector-java-8.0.24, mysql-connector-java-8.0.26, mysql-connector-java-8.0.27, nothing works. Connectors are properly copied to bin/ext subfolder. Same connectors work OK in ReadyAPI 3.8.1, but in 3.10.2 & 3.20 they all produce same error: Wed Dec 29 12:08:53 PST 2021: ERROR: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.exceptions.CommunicationsException: Communications link failure The last packet sent successfully to the server was 0 milliseconds ago. The driver has not received any packets from the server. com.mysql.cj.jdbc.exceptions.CommunicationsException: Communications link failure The last packet sent successfully to the server was 0 milliseconds ago. The driver has not received any packets from the server. at com.mysql.cj.jdbc.exceptions.SQLError.createCommunicationsException(SQLError.java:174) ... Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: No appropriate protocol (protocol is disabled or cipher suites are inappropriate) ... WORKAROUND: add enabledTLSProtocols=TLSv1.2 to the connection string Solvedbug: exception when calling groovyUtilsPro.getGroovySql('<db name>') I get exception when calling def sql = groovyUtilsPro.getGroovySql('<db name>'): java.lang.indexOutOfBoundsException: No group 5 error at line: 5 WORKAROUND: def sql = Sql.newInstance(groovyUtilsPro.getJdbcConnection('<db name>').getMetaData().getURL()) CODE LISTING: import groovy.sql.Sql import com.eviware.soapui.support.GroovyUtilsPro def groovyUtilsPro = new GroovyUtilsPro(context) def sql = groovyUtilsPro.getGroovySql('<db name>') DETAILS: DB is MySql, same works for other Oracle DB configured in the project, so it may be connector bug tried mysql-connector-java-8.0.24 and .23, both produce same exception Ability to generate documentation from Test Suite / Case descriptions We would love to have ability to generate documentation from Test Suite / Case descriptions for the whole project in a desired format - word / pdf / html. It would also be nice if there was a way to format the description text and link other test cases / suites and use regular hyperlinks as well.