IBM SSLKeyException: RSA premaster secret error  Caused by InvalidKeyException - United States JDBC JCC SSL SSLKeyException .InvalidKeyException TECHNOTE (TROUBLESHOOTING)

PROBLEM(ABSTRACT)
 My java application using the Data Server Driver for JDBC (JCC) is failing to establish SSL connection with following error:

SSLKeyException: RSA premaster secret error. Caused by: java.security.InvalidKeyException: Illegal key size or default parameters. 

SYMPTOM
javax.net.ssl.SSLKeyException: RSA premaster secret error. Caused by: java.security.InvalidKeyException: Illegal key size or default parameters 


CAUSE
The default restricted policy file has a 2048 key size limit. If the RSA key size exceeds this limit then this error is expected.

RESOLVING THE PROBLEM
This issue can be resolved by upgrading to the unrestricted policy files, replacing the security policy files with the IBM unlimited cryptography files. Replace the local_policy.jar with the Unrestricted JCE policy File. [https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/pick.do?source=jcesdk&lang=en_US]
Why am I getting an SSL Key Exception (RSA premaster secret error) when trying to create a syndication pair? 

When trying to create the syndication pair for a virtual portal, I am getting the following exception:

"IWKWC0016E: The remote service can not be retrieved. Either the URL you entered is incorrect, the server you indicated does not contain IBM Web Content Manager or the web service has been incorrectly configured and could not be located. Check the log for more details https://1.23.456.789 <-- your ip address or hostname will be shown here

/wps/wcm/vpname/basicauth/SyndicationServlet?reqlocale=en_US& javax.net.ssl.SSLKeyException: RSA premaster secret error"
The default restricted policy file has a 2048 key size limit. If the RSA key size exceeds this limit then this error is expected.