import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Client;
-import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import vid.automation.test.infra.FeaturesTogglingConfiguration;
 import vid.automation.test.services.UsersService;
 import vid.automation.test.utils.CookieAndJsonHttpHeadersInterceptor;
+import vid.automation.test.utils.InsecureHttpsClient;
 
 @Listeners(ReportPortalListenerDelegator.class)
 public class BaseApiTest {
     @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
     protected Client client;
     protected Random random;
-    protected final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+    protected final RestTemplate restTemplate = InsecureHttpsClient.newRestTemplate();
 
     protected final UsersService usersService = new UsersService();
-    protected final RestTemplate restTemplateErrorAgnostic = new RestTemplate();
+    protected final RestTemplate restTemplateErrorAgnostic = InsecureHttpsClient.newRestTemplate();
 
     @BeforeClass
     public void init() {
         uri = getUri();
         objectMapper.configure(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS, false);
-        client = ClientBuilder.newClient();
+        client = InsecureHttpsClient.newJaxrsClient();
         client.property(ClientProperties.SUPPRESS_HTTP_COMPLIANCE_VALIDATION, true);
         random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
         FeaturesTogglingConfiguration.initializeFeatureManager();
 
 import vid.automation.test.services.UsersService;
 import vid.automation.test.utils.CookieAndJsonHttpHeadersInterceptor;
 import vid.automation.test.utils.DB_CONFIG;
+import vid.automation.test.utils.InsecureHttpsClient;
 import vid.automation.test.utils.TestConfigurationHelper;
 import vid.automation.test.utils.TestHelper;
 
 
     protected final UsersService usersService = new UsersService();
     protected final CategoryParamsService categoryParamsService = new CategoryParamsService();
-    protected final RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+    protected final RestTemplate restTemplate = InsecureHttpsClient.newRestTemplate();
     protected final URI uri;
     protected final URI envUrI;
 
 
 package vid.automation.test.utils;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.onap.sdc.ci.tests.datatypes.UserCredentials;
-import org.springframework.http.*;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpEntity;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpRequest;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestExecution;
 import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpResponse;
 import org.springframework.http.client.support.HttpRequestWrapper;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
 public class CookieAndJsonHttpHeadersInterceptor implements ClientHttpRequestInterceptor {
     private final HttpHeaders cookieAndJsonHttpHeaders;
 
     protected HttpHeaders getCookieAndJsonHttpHeaders(URI uri, UserCredentials userCredentials) {
         HttpHeaders loginRequestHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
         loginRequestHeaders.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED);
-        RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        RestTemplate restTemplate = InsecureHttpsClient.newRestTemplate();
         ResponseEntity<String> loginRes = restTemplate.postForEntity(uri.toASCIIString() + "/login_external.htm", new HttpEntity<>("loginId=" + userCredentials.getUserId() + "&password=" + userCredentials.getPassword(), loginRequestHeaders), String.class);
         Assert.assertEquals("Login failed - wrong http status with user:" + userCredentials.getUserId() + " password:" + userCredentials.getPassword(), HttpStatus.FOUND, loginRes.getStatusCode());
         Assert.assertNull("Failed to login with user:" + userCredentials.getUserId() + " password:" + userCredentials.getPassword(), loginRes.getBody());
 
--- /dev/null
+package vid.automation.test.utils;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Client;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
+import org.apache.http.conn.ssl.NoopHostnameVerifier;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
+import org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+public class InsecureHttpsClient {
+
+    public static RestTemplate newRestTemplate() {
+        CloseableHttpClient insecureTLSHttpClient
+            = HttpClients.custom().setSSLHostnameVerifier(NoopHostnameVerifier.INSTANCE).build();
+        HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory factory = new HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory(insecureTLSHttpClient);
+        return new RestTemplate(factory);
+    }
+
+    public static Client newJaxrsClient() {
+        return ClientBuilder.newBuilder()
+            .hostnameVerifier(NoopHostnameVerifier.INSTANCE)
+            .build();
+    }
+
+}