javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException with 1.4.2_16 javaws

Testcases: https_hostnomatch && https_selfcert

Results URL:
http://jqa.ireland.sun.com/results/1.4.2_16/Build01/deployment/javaws/sun4u-solaris9/
http://jqa.ireland.sun.com/results/1.4.2_16/Build01/deployment/javaws/x86-win2000pro/
(exception on x86-SuSE10pro, sun4u-solaris9/10 and x86-win2000pro).

Exception:
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake_failure
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.BaseSSLSocketImpl.a(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.BaseSSLSocketImpl.b(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.b(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.a(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.j(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.b(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.afterConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URL.openStream(Unknown Source)
at HttpsTest.main(HttpsTest.java:51)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.executeApplication(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.executeMainClass(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.continueLaunch(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.handleApplicationDesc(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.handleLaunchFile(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Reproducibility: 100%

To reproduce please do the following:
1. Install 1.4.2_16-ea-b01 jre.
2. Run javaws and set log file to either "/tmp/javaws.log" or "C:/javaws.log" depending on whether unix or windows.
3. Clean your cache by running "./javaws -uninstall" first.
4. Run either of the testcases as follows:

# ./javaws http://nicole1.sfbay.sun.com:8080/JavawsTest/https/https_hostnomatch.jnlp

OR

# ./javaws http://nicole1.sfbay.sun.com:8080/JavawsTest/https/https_selfcert.jnlp

5. Check "/tnp/javaws.log" or "C:/javaws.log" for logout.