SSL cipher suites

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. IBM® App Connect Enterprise supports the ciphers that are provided by the JSSE provider. For more information about Java security, see IBM Java security web page.

For a list of all the cipher suites that are supported by IBM App Connect Enterprise, see Appendix A of the IBM JSSE2 Guide.