There should be a way to reorder the JSSE ciphers

[Bernd Eckenfels]

Am 07.08.2013, 09:18 Uhr, schrieb Xuelei Fan <xuelei.fan at oracle.com>:
> I was considering to use enum as Sean suggested.  Both String and
> integer is not accept to me because they are pretty easy to get used
> incorrectly.

Strings have the big advantage that you can put this advanced parameter  
into a config file and even use implementation specific values  
you/appvendor dont know at compile time.

For having the same flexibility with typed parameters a lot of  
infrastructure might be needed for discovery (I think no JDK component has  
that level for an interface).

Enums are speficically bad in allowing provider specific algorithms,  
Integers would only work with a registry. Strings are self describing  
enough to go without a registry (if you want to be safe you could use URIs  
like XML Parser params/features).

Gruss
Bernd
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