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Listing SSL cipher suites
You can view the available cipher suites in the WebSphere® Message Broker Toolkit when you connect to a remote broker. You can also view a list of the cipher suites that are supported by WebSphere Message Broker.
A cipher suite is a collection of algorithms that are used to encrypt data. During SSL authentication, the client and server compare cipher suites and select the first one that they have in common. If no suitable cipher suites exist, the server returns a handshake failure alert and closes the connection.
To use SSL encryption, you need a Java™ Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) provider. WebSphere Message Broker supports the ciphers that are provided by the JSSE provider. For more information about Java security, see IBM® Java security web page.
- In the Brokers view, right-click .
- Provide a queue manager name, host name, and port number, then click Next.
- Click the arrow to the right of Cipher suite.
For a list of all the cipher suites that are supported by WebSphere Message Broker, see Appendix A of the IBM JSSE2 Guide.