Yes, I had to install Java 11

On Thu, 24 Nov 2022, 00:42 Shawn Heisey, <apa...@elyograg.org> wrote:

> On 11/23/22 14:12, Edwin Mwangi wrote:
> > I need help with the correct parameter for setting Ciphers in Apache
> Tomcat
> > 10.1.2, in the previous version 9 i would use the parameter below
> >
> > ciphers="TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA"
> >
> > However when I set the same in Apache Tomcat 10.1.2 I get the following
> > error in the logfiles
>
> Did you also use a newer Java version with the new Tomcat version?
>
> I have just double-checked results on a Qualys Labs SSL test against a
> webserver that allows those ciphers.  Both of them are considered weak.
> A newer Java version might choose to not allow those ciphers at all and
> throw an error when they are attempted. The information below does not
> involve Java or Tomcat, but hopefully will still be useful:
>
>
>
> Here is part of a report using testssl.sh against one of my webservers,
> which gets an A+ security grade:
>
> Hexcode  Cipher Suite Name (OpenSSL)       KeyExch.   Encryption
> Bits     Cipher Suite Name (IANA/RFC)
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> SSLv2
>   -
> SSLv3
>   -
> TLSv1
>   -
> TLSv1.1
>   -
> TLSv1.2 (server order)
>   xcca8   ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305       ECDH 521   ChaCha20 256
> TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
>   xc030   ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384       ECDH 521   AESGCM 256
> TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
> TLSv1.3 (server order)
>   x1303   TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256      ECDH 521   ChaCha20 256
> TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
>   x1302   TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384            ECDH 521   AESGCM 256
> TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
>
> No ciphers using RSA at all, and each active TLS version only accepts
> two ciphers.
>
> I am betting that Java is just refusing to use those ciphers because
> they are known to be weak.  Hopefully an expert can tell me if I am
> giving incorrect information here.
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
>
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