Amazon Athena : Qlik ODBC connector package ERROR via proxy :" No:99, ...Encountered network error when sending http request.."

[Caterina_Fruci]

Qlik Sense fails to establish the connection using Qlik Athena connector (Qlik ODBC connector package)  via proxy  with the following ERROR message:

An error has been thrown from AWS Athena client. Athena Error No:99, ...Encountered network error when sending http request..

Environment

• Qlik Sense, 14.5.18 (February 2021 Patch 6
• Qlik ODBC Connector Package 

Resolution

By adding the following value in the " Advanced " parameter in the connection dialog of the Qlik ODBC Athena  connector:

• VerifySSL=0 

Cause

Product Defect ID: 

1. QB-6569