Peter.

Attls uses z/os System SSL component to implement  SSL/TLS so the answer to 
your question should be in the z/OS Cryptographic Services System SSL 
programming manual. Although that document  has a table containing a list of 
supported crypto methods  I cannot see any mention of which ones can be used 
without ICSF.

However the following section implies that most algorithms are supported with  
ICSF but the Elliptic Curve algorithms are not. 

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=ssl-overview-hardware-cryptographic-features-system

Also if you want to make use of the performance improvements available with  a 
crypto card configured as a crypto accelerator you need ICSF.

I think historically SYSTEM SSL implemented the crypto algorithms itself but 
when ICSF came along it was changed to use ICSF if available.  It was not 
necessary to implement Elliptic Curve algorithms because ICSF is used.

BTW  why would you not want to use ICSF? I think there has been some confusion 
in the past that ICSF requires crypto hardware but  that is not the case.  

Keith Gooding

> On 17 Jan 2025, at 20:22, Peter 
> <000005e4a8a0a03d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> If there is No ICSF running then what ciphersuites can be used in TTLS
> policy ?
> 
> Is there a default cipher which can be used in the TTLS policy?
> 
> Can someone please point me in the right direction?
> 
> Peter.
> 
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