Make requests in SSL with Java 7

Job ID: 31788031

Budget: $30 – $250 USD

We need to make GET/POST requests in Java 7 (including multipart requests) to an SSL endpoint.
Standard URLConnections in Java don't work ("connection reset" / "handshake failure" exceptions are thrown).
Nevertheless we know that third pary apis that are Java 7 compatible manage requests in SSL (like Google Drive API for example).
The requirement is a simple API to handle GET/POST requests that work both in http and https.