Secure Sockets Layer and Java Secure Socket Extension

IBM® Toolbox for Java™ supports using Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) for Java Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections. JSSE is integrated into J2SE, version 1.4 and subsequent versions.

For more information about JSSE, see the Sun JSSE Web site Link outside Information Center .

JSSE provides the ability to perform server authentication, enable secure communications, and encrypt data. Using JSSE, you can provide for secure data exchange between clients and servers that run any application protocol (for example, HTTP and FTP) over TCP/IP.

If you have previously used sslight, you should migrate to JSSE. As of IBM i 5.4, JSSE is the only package supported, and sslight is no longer shipped.