[jdk8u-dev] Request for enhancement backport approval for 8162362: Introduce system property to control enabled ciphersuites

[Rob McKenna]

Thanks Sean, this has been approved.

    -Rob

On 16/03/18 17:02, Seán Coffey wrote:
> Seeking to backport this enhancement to jdk8u-dev.
> 
> Two new system properties may be be used to customize the default enabled
> cipher suites.  This is a SunJSSE provider implementation update.
> 
> The system property "jdk.tls.client.cipherSuites" is used to customize the
> client side default enabled cipher suites.
> 
> The system property "jdk.tls.server.cipherSuites" is used to customize the
> server side default enabled cipher suites.
> 
> By default, both the property values are not set.  Unset or empty property
> value means there is no customization of the default enabled cipher suites.
> Explicit setting of enabled cipher suites will override this system
> property.
> 
> JBS : https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8162362
> review thread :
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/security-dev/2016-August/014689.html
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Sean.
>