SSLPeerUnverifiedException in Briefcase about briefcase HOT 1 CLOSED

I do not think this requires a code change in Briefcase.

The problem is that your computer does not recognize/honor the root certificate authority
(CA) that issued your SSL certificate (GeoTrust?).

The solution is to add the root certificates for your CA to your local computer's certificate
store.

I believe that solution is described here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754841.aspx

and perhaps in a less-techy more visual way, here:

http://www.sqlservermart.com/HowTo/Windows_Import_Certificate.aspx

Reboot after installing the CA certificates for GeoTrust (there are several to obtain
from here: https://www.geotrust.com/resources/root-certificates/ )  -- or whatever
your authority is -- BUT make sure you download these from an https URL -- downloading
root certificates from an ordinary http: link is absurdly dangerous; never do that!

Then, upon restart, ODK Briefcase should "just work."