diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/AbstractAWSProcessor.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/AbstractAWSProcessor.java
index c49b59d6ad..d34447d986 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/AbstractAWSProcessor.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/AbstractAWSProcessor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
  */
 package org.apache.nifi.processors.aws;
 
+import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceClient;
+import com.amazonaws.ClientConfiguration;
+import com.amazonaws.Protocol;
+import com.amazonaws.auth.AWSCredentials;
+import com.amazonaws.auth.AnonymousAWSCredentials;
+import com.amazonaws.auth.BasicAWSCredentials;
+import com.amazonaws.auth.PropertiesCredentials;
+import com.amazonaws.http.conn.ssl.SdkTLSSocketFactory;
+import com.amazonaws.regions.Region;
+import com.amazonaws.regions.Regions;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -26,10 +36,9 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
-
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.http.conn.ssl.DefaultHostnameVerifier;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.lifecycle.OnScheduled;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.lifecycle.OnShutdown;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.AllowableValue;
@@ -44,17 +53,6 @@ import org.apache.nifi.processor.util.StandardValidators;
 import org.apache.nifi.processors.aws.credentials.provider.factory.CredentialPropertyDescriptors;
 import org.apache.nifi.ssl.SSLContextService;
 
-import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceClient;
-import com.amazonaws.ClientConfiguration;
-import com.amazonaws.Protocol;
-import com.amazonaws.auth.AWSCredentials;
-import com.amazonaws.auth.AnonymousAWSCredentials;
-import com.amazonaws.auth.BasicAWSCredentials;
-import com.amazonaws.auth.PropertiesCredentials;
-import com.amazonaws.http.conn.ssl.SdkTLSSocketFactory;
-import com.amazonaws.regions.Region;
-import com.amazonaws.regions.Regions;
-
 /**
  * Abstract base class for aws processors.  This class uses aws credentials for creating aws clients
  *
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAWSProcessor<ClientType extends AmazonWebServiceCl
             values.add(createAllowableValue(regions));
         }
 
-        return (AllowableValue[]) values.toArray(new AllowableValue[values.size()]);
+        return values.toArray(new AllowableValue[values.size()]);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -186,7 +184,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractAWSProcessor<ClientType extends AmazonWebServiceCl
         final SSLContextService sslContextService = context.getProperty(SSL_CONTEXT_SERVICE).asControllerService(SSLContextService.class);
         if (sslContextService != null) {
             final SSLContext sslContext = sslContextService.createSSLContext(SSLContextService.ClientAuth.NONE);
-            SdkTLSSocketFactory sdkTLSSocketFactory = new SdkTLSSocketFactory(sslContext, null);
+            // NIFI-3788: Changed hostnameVerifier from null to DHV (BrowserCompatibleHostnameVerifier is deprecated)
+            SdkTLSSocketFactory sdkTLSSocketFactory = new SdkTLSSocketFactory(sslContext, new DefaultHostnameVerifier());
             config.getApacheHttpClientConfig().setSslSocketFactory(sdkTLSSocketFactory);
         }