Job fails with the following error. Issue started after updating the OWASP dependency plugin to 2.0.1 version. Jenkins version used is 2.19.1 and running on RHEL6.5. JDK used is 1.8.0_77

[DependencyCheck] Cause: Unable to connect to 'https://api.nodesecurity.io/check' - the Java trust store does not contain a trusted root for the cert.  Please see https://github.com/jeremylong/InstallCert for one method of updating the trusted certificates. 

Tried adding the certificate to java store, but noted that validity of certificate is only for 1 month, which means we have to update the certificate every one month.
Any help on the fix the issue is highly appreciated
Is there any option to exclude certain files from scanning.