Index: lams_build/build_base.xml
===================================================================
diff -u -r47d555d1abf1b7ceca685f1a6186ff08fa2590bb -r8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22
--- lams_build/build_base.xml	(.../build_base.xml)	(revision 47d555d1abf1b7ceca685f1a6186ff08fa2590bb)
+++ lams_build/build_base.xml	(.../build_base.xml)	(revision 8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22)
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
                destdir="${basedir}/build/classes/java">
                <compilerarg line="-encoding utf-8"/>
 			   <compilerarg line="--add-modules java.activation"/>
+			   <compilerarg line="--add-exports java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https=ALL-UNNAMED"/>
         </javac>
         
 		<echo>${ant.project.name}: Copying additional non-Java resources</echo>
Index: lams_build/lib/lams/lams.jar
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diff -u -rce8ce53765e38b46bd112a5933089d51bac130de -r8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22
Binary files differ
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/HttpUrlConnectionUtil.java
===================================================================
diff -u -r7475d08afc280b5e2e5ddf04e8bf35e3166aaf80 -r8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/HttpUrlConnectionUtil.java	(.../HttpUrlConnectionUtil.java)	(revision 7475d08afc280b5e2e5ddf04e8bf35e3166aaf80)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/HttpUrlConnectionUtil.java	(.../HttpUrlConnectionUtil.java)	(revision 8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22)
@@ -169,12 +169,10 @@
 	return cookieString.toString();
     }
 
-    private static HttpURLConnection getConnection(String urlToConnectTo) throws IOException {
+    public static HttpURLConnection getConnection(String urlToConnectTo) throws IOException {
 	URL url = new URL(urlToConnectTo);
 	HttpURLConnection con = null;
-	if (urlToConnectTo.toLowerCase().startsWith("https")
-		&& urlToConnectTo.startsWith(Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.SERVER_URL))) {
-
+	if (urlToConnectTo.toLowerCase().startsWith("https")) {
 	    if (!HttpUrlConnectionUtil.defaultTrustManagerSet) {
 		TrustManager defaultTrustManager = new X509TrustManager() {
 		    @Override
Index: lams_tool_zoom/.classpath
===================================================================
diff -u -ra03d663fb89c9c0ebafef753314cc5da82f7aaa1 -r8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22
--- lams_tool_zoom/.classpath	(.../.classpath)	(revision a03d663fb89c9c0ebafef753314cc5da82f7aaa1)
+++ lams_tool_zoom/.classpath	(.../.classpath)	(revision 8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22)
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/java"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="module" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="add-exports" value="java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https=ALL-UNNAMED"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="com.genuitec.eclipse.j2eedt.core.J2EE14_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry combineaccessrules="false" kind="src" path="/lams_common"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="var" path="WILDFLY_HOME/modules/system/layers/base/org/hibernate/main/hibernate-core-5.0.10.Final.jar" sourcepath="/3RDPARTY_SOURCES_PROJECT/hibernate-core">
Index: lams_tool_zoom/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/zoom/service/ZoomService.java
===================================================================
diff -u -r09afc481ffe35b4e50a902c00b4a7c155c3d61f1 -r8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22
--- lams_tool_zoom/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/zoom/service/ZoomService.java	(.../ZoomService.java)	(revision 09afc481ffe35b4e50a902c00b4a7c155c3d61f1)
+++ lams_tool_zoom/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/zoom/service/ZoomService.java	(.../ZoomService.java)	(revision 8b8155cc92145959a0fd2fd2aef6689c68ddbc22)
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
-import java.net.URL;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.zoom.util.ZoomException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.HttpUrlConnectionUtil;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.JsonUtil;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 
 import io.jsonwebtoken.Jwts;
 import io.jsonwebtoken.SignatureAlgorithm;
+import sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the IZoomService interface.
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@
 
 	    // reset it to new toolContentId
 	    zoom.setToolContentId(toolContentId);
-	    zoom.setCreateBy(new Long(newUserUid.longValue()));
+	    zoom.setCreateBy(newUserUid.longValue());
 	    zoom.setApi(null);
 
 	    saveOrUpdateZoom(zoom);
@@ -745,8 +746,8 @@
 
     private static HttpURLConnection getZoomConnection(String urlSuffix, String method, String body, ZoomApi api)
 	    throws IOException {
-	URL url = new URL(ZoomConstants.ZOOM_API_URL + urlSuffix);
-	HttpsURLConnection connection = (HttpsURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+	HttpsURLConnection connection = (HttpsURLConnection) HttpUrlConnectionUtil
+		.getConnection(ZoomConstants.ZOOM_API_URL + urlSuffix);
 	connection.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer " + ZoomService.generateJWT(api));
 	switch (method) {
 	    case "PATCH":
@@ -806,8 +807,8 @@
     private static void setRequestMethod(HttpURLConnection connection, String method) {
 	try {
 	    final Object target;
-	    if (connection instanceof HttpsURLConnection) {
-		final Field delegate = HttpsURLConnection.class.getDeclaredField("delegate");
+	    if (connection instanceof HttpsURLConnectionImpl) {
+		final Field delegate = HttpsURLConnectionImpl.class.getDeclaredField("delegate");
 		delegate.setAccessible(true);
 		target = delegate.get(connection);
 	    } else {