Class SSLParameters

public class SSLParameters
extends Object

Encapsulates parameters for an SSL/TLS/DTLS connection. The parameters are the list of ciphersuites to be accepted in an SSL/TLS/DTLS handshake, the list of protocols to be allowed, the endpoint identification algorithm during SSL/TLS/DTLS handshaking, the Server Name Indication (SNI), the maximum network packet size, the algorithm constraints and whether SSL/TLS/DTLS servers should request or require client authentication, etc.

SSLParameters can be created via the constructors in this class. Objects can also be obtained using the getSSLParameters() methods in SSLSocket and SSLServerSocket and SSLEngine or the getDefaultSSLParameters() and getSupportedSSLParameters() methods in SSLContext.

SSLParameters can be applied to a connection via the methods SSLSocket.setSSLParameters() and SSLServerSocket.setSSLParameters() and SSLEngine.setSSLParameters().

For example: 

SSLParameters p = sslSocket.getSSLParameters();
p.setProtocols(new String[] { "TLSv1.2" });
p.setCipherSuites(
    new String[] { "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256", ... });
p.setApplicationProtocols(new String[] {"h2", "http/1.1"});
sslSocket.setSSLParameters(p);
Since:
1.6
See Also:
SSLSocket, SSLEngine, SSLContext

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description
SSLParameters()

Constructs SSLParameters.
SSLParameters​(String[] cipherSuites)

Constructs SSLParameters from the specified array of ciphersuites.
SSLParameters​(String[] cipherSuites, String[] protocols)

Constructs SSLParameters from the specified array of ciphersuites and protocols.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description
AlgorithmConstraints getAlgorithmConstraints()

Returns the cryptographic algorithm constraints.
String[] getApplicationProtocols()

Returns a prioritized array of application-layer protocol names that can be negotiated over the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocols.
String[] getCipherSuites()

Returns a copy of the array of ciphersuites or null if none have been set.
boolean getEnableRetransmissions()

Returns whether DTLS handshake retransmissions should be enabled.
String getEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm()

Gets the endpoint identification algorithm.
int getMaximumPacketSize()

Returns the maximum expected network packet size in bytes for SSL/TLS/DTLS records.
boolean getNeedClientAuth()

Returns whether client authentication should be required.
String[] getProtocols()

Returns a copy of the array of protocols or null if none have been set.
List<SNIServerName> getServerNames()

Returns a List containing all SNIServerNames of the Server Name Indication (SNI) parameter, or null if none has been set.
Collection<SNIMatcher> getSNIMatchers()

Returns a Collection containing all SNIMatchers of the Server Name Indication (SNI) parameter, or null if none has been set.
boolean getUseCipherSuitesOrder()

Returns whether the local cipher suites preference should be honored.
boolean getWantClientAuth()

Returns whether client authentication should be requested.
void setAlgorithmConstraints​(AlgorithmConstraints constraints)

Sets the cryptographic algorithm constraints, which will be used in addition to any configured by the runtime environment.
void setApplicationProtocols​(String[] protocols)

Sets the prioritized array of application-layer protocol names that can be negotiated over the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocols.
void setCipherSuites​(String[] cipherSuites)

Sets the array of ciphersuites.
void setEnableRetransmissions​(boolean enableRetransmissions)

Sets whether DTLS handshake retransmissions should be enabled.
void setEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm​(String algorithm)

Sets the endpoint identification algorithm.
void setMaximumPacketSize​(int maximumPacketSize)

Sets the maximum expected network packet size in bytes for SSL/TLS/DTLS records.
void setNeedClientAuth​(boolean needClientAuth)

Sets whether client authentication should be required.
void setProtocols​(String[] protocols)

Sets the array of protocols.
void setServerNames​(List<SNIServerName> serverNames)

Sets the desired SNIServerNames of the Server Name Indication (SNI) parameter.
void setSNIMatchers​(Collection<SNIMatcher> matchers)

Sets the SNIMatchers of the Server Name Indication (SNI) parameter.
void setUseCipherSuitesOrder​(boolean honorOrder)

Sets whether the local cipher suites preference should be honored.
void setWantClientAuth​(boolean wantClientAuth)

Sets whether client authentication should be requested.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SSLParameters

public SSLParameters()

Constructs SSLParameters.

The values of cipherSuites, protocols, cryptographic algorithm constraints, endpoint identification algorithm, server names and server name matchers are set to null; useCipherSuitesOrder, wantClientAuth and needClientAuth are set to false; enableRetransmissions is set to true; maximum network packet size is set to 0.

SSLParameters

public SSLParameters​(String[] cipherSuites)

Constructs SSLParameters from the specified array of ciphersuites.

Calling this constructor is equivalent to calling the no-args constructor followed by setCipherSuites(cipherSuites);. Note that the standard list of cipher suite names may be found in the JSSE Cipher Suite Names section of the Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation. Providers may support cipher suite names not found in this list.

Parameters:
cipherSuites - the array of ciphersuites (or null)

SSLParameters

public SSLParameters​(String[] cipherSuites,
                     String[] protocols)

Constructs SSLParameters from the specified array of ciphersuites and protocols.

Calling this constructor is equivalent to calling the no-args constructor followed by setCipherSuites(cipherSuites); setProtocols(protocols);. Note that the standard list of cipher suite names may be found in the JSSE Cipher Suite Names section of the Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation. Providers may support cipher suite names not found in this list.

Parameters:
cipherSuites - the array of ciphersuites (or null)
protocols - the array of protocols (or null)

Method Detail

getCipherSuites

public String[] getCipherSuites()

Returns a copy of the array of ciphersuites or null if none have been set.

The returned array includes cipher suites from the list of standard cipher suite names in the JSSE Cipher Suite Names section of the Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation, and may also include other cipher suites that the provider supports.

Returns:
a copy of the array of ciphersuites or null if none have been set.

setCipherSuites

public void setCipherSuites​(String[] cipherSuites)

Sets the array of ciphersuites.

Parameters:
cipherSuites - the array of ciphersuites (or null). Note that the standard list of cipher suite names may be found in the JSSE Cipher Suite Names section of the Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation. Providers may support cipher suite names not found in this list or might not use the recommended name for a certain cipher suite.

getProtocols

public String[] getProtocols()

Returns a copy of the array of protocols or null if none have been set.

Returns:
a copy of the array of protocols or null if none have been set.

setProtocols

public void setProtocols​(String[] protocols)

Sets the array of protocols.

Parameters:
protocols - the array of protocols (or null)

getWantClientAuth

public boolean getWantClientAuth()

Returns whether client authentication should be requested.

Returns:
whether client authentication should be requested.

setWantClientAuth

public void setWantClientAuth​(boolean wantClientAuth)

Sets whether client authentication should be requested. Calling this method clears the needClientAuth flag.

Parameters:
wantClientAuth - whether client authentication should be requested

getNeedClientAuth

public boolean getNeedClientAuth()

Returns whether client authentication should be required.

Returns:
whether client authentication should be required.

setNeedClientAuth

public void setNeedClientAuth​(boolean needClientAuth)

Sets whether client authentication should be required. Calling this method clears the wantClientAuth flag.

Parameters:
needClientAuth - whether client authentication should be required

getAlgorithmConstraints

public AlgorithmConstraints getAlgorithmConstraints()

Returns the cryptographic algorithm constraints.

Returns:
the cryptographic algorithm constraints, or null if the constraints have not been set
Since:
1.7
See Also:
setAlgorithmConstraints(AlgorithmConstraints)

setAlgorithmConstraints

public void setAlgorithmConstraints​(AlgorithmConstraints constraints)

Sets the cryptographic algorithm constraints, which will be used in addition to any configured by the runtime environment.

If the constraints parameter is non-null, every cryptographic algorithm, key and algorithm parameters used in the SSL/TLS/DTLS handshake must be permitted by the constraints.

Parameters:
constraints - the algorithm constraints (or null)
Since:
1.7

getEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm

public String getEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm()

Gets the endpoint identification algorithm.

Returns:
the endpoint identification algorithm, or null if none has been set.
Since:
1.7
See Also:
X509ExtendedTrustManager, setEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm(String)

setEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm

public void setEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm​(String algorithm)

Sets the endpoint identification algorithm.

If the algorithm parameter is non-null or non-empty, the endpoint identification/verification procedures must be handled during SSL/TLS/DTLS handshaking. This is to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Parameters:
algorithm - The standard string name of the endpoint identification algorithm (or null). See the Java Security Standard Algorithm Names document for information about standard algorithm names.
Since:
1.7
See Also:
X509ExtendedTrustManager

setServerNames

public final void setServerNames​(List<SNIServerName> serverNames)

Sets the desired SNIServerNames of the Server Name Indication (SNI) parameter.

This method is only useful to SSLSockets or SSLEngines operating in client mode.

Note that the serverNames list is cloned to protect against subsequent modification.

Parameters:
serverNames - the list of desired SNIServerNames (or null)
Throws:
NullPointerException - if the serverNames contains null element
IllegalArgumentException - if the serverNames contains more than one name of the same name type
Since:
1.8
See Also:
SNIServerName, getServerNames()

getServerNames

public final List<SNIServerName> getServerNames()

Returns a List containing all SNIServerNames of the Server Name Indication (SNI) parameter, or null if none has been set.

This method is only useful to SSLSockets or SSLEngines operating in client mode.

For SSL/TLS/DTLS connections, the underlying SSL/TLS/DTLS provider may specify a default value for a certain server name type. In client mode, it is recommended that, by default, providers should include the server name indication whenever the server can be located by a supported server name type.

It is recommended that providers initialize default Server Name Indications when creating SSLSocket/SSLEngines. In the following examples, the server name could be represented by an instance of SNIHostName which has been initialized with the hostname "www.example.com" and type StandardConstants.SNI_HOST_NAME. 

Socket socket =
         sslSocketFactory.createSocket("www.example.com", 443);
or 
SSLEngine engine =
         sslContext.createSSLEngine("www.example.com", 443);
Returns:
null or an immutable list of non-null SNIServerNames
Since:
1.8
See Also:
List, setServerNames(List)

setSNIMatchers

public final void setSNIMatchers​(Collection<SNIMatcher> matchers)

Sets the SNIMatchers of the Server Name Indication (SNI) parameter.

This method is only useful to SSLSockets or SSLEngines operating in server mode.

Note that the matchers collection is cloned to protect against subsequent modification.

Parameters:
matchers - the collection of SNIMatchers (or null)
Throws:
NullPointerException - if the matchers contains null element
IllegalArgumentException - if the matchers contains more than one name of the same name type
Since:
1.8
See Also:
Collection, SNIMatcher, getSNIMatchers()

getSNIMatchers

public final Collection<SNIMatcher> getSNIMatchers()

Returns a Collection containing all SNIMatchers of the Server Name Indication (SNI) parameter, or null if none has been set.

This method is only useful to SSLSockets or SSLEngines operating in server mode.

For better interoperability, providers generally will not define default matchers so that by default servers will ignore the SNI extension and continue the handshake.

Returns:
null or an immutable collection of non-null SNIMatchers
Since:
1.8
See Also:
SNIMatcher, setSNIMatchers(Collection)

setUseCipherSuitesOrder

public final void setUseCipherSuitesOrder​(boolean honorOrder)

Sets whether the local cipher suites preference should be honored.

Parameters:
honorOrder - whether local cipher suites order in #getCipherSuites should be honored during SSL/TLS/DTLS handshaking.
Since:
1.8
See Also:
getUseCipherSuitesOrder()

getUseCipherSuitesOrder

public final boolean getUseCipherSuitesOrder()

Returns whether the local cipher suites preference should be honored.

Returns:
whether local cipher suites order in #getCipherSuites should be honored during SSL/TLS/DTLS handshaking.
Since:
1.8
See Also:
setUseCipherSuitesOrder(boolean)

setEnableRetransmissions

public void setEnableRetransmissions​(boolean enableRetransmissions)

Sets whether DTLS handshake retransmissions should be enabled. This method only applies to DTLS.

Parameters:
enableRetransmissions - true indicates that DTLS handshake retransmissions should be enabled; false indicates that DTLS handshake retransmissions should be disabled
Since:
9
See Also:
getEnableRetransmissions()

getEnableRetransmissions

public boolean getEnableRetransmissions()

Returns whether DTLS handshake retransmissions should be enabled. This method only applies to DTLS.

Returns:
true, if DTLS handshake retransmissions should be enabled
Since:
9
See Also:
setEnableRetransmissions(boolean)

setMaximumPacketSize

public void setMaximumPacketSize​(int maximumPacketSize)

Sets the maximum expected network packet size in bytes for SSL/TLS/DTLS records.

API Note:
It is recommended that if possible, the maximum packet size should not be less than 256 bytes so that small handshake messages, such as HelloVerifyRequests, are not fragmented.
Implementation Note:
If the maximum packet size is too small to hold a minimal record, an implementation may attempt to generate as minimal records as possible. However, this may cause a generated packet to be larger than the maximum packet size.
Parameters:
maximumPacketSize - the maximum expected network packet size in bytes, or 0 to use the implicit size that is automatically specified by the underlying implementation.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if maximumPacketSize is negative.
Since:
9
See Also:
getMaximumPacketSize()

getMaximumPacketSize

public int getMaximumPacketSize()

Returns the maximum expected network packet size in bytes for SSL/TLS/DTLS records.

API Note:
The implicit size may not be a fixed value, especially for a DTLS protocols implementation.
Implementation Note:
For SSL/TLS/DTLS connections, the underlying provider should calculate and specify the implicit value of the maximum expected network packet size if it is not configured explicitly. For any connection populated object, this method should never return 0 so that applications can retrieve the actual implicit size of the underlying implementation.

An implementation should attempt to comply with the maximum packet size configuration. However, if the maximum packet size is too small to hold a minimal record, an implementation may try to generate as minimal records as possible. This may cause a generated packet to be larger than the maximum packet size.

Returns:
the maximum expected network packet size, or 0 if use the implicit size that is automatically specified by the underlying implementation and this object has not been populated by any connection.
Since:
9
See Also:
setMaximumPacketSize(int)

getApplicationProtocols

public String[] getApplicationProtocols()

Returns a prioritized array of application-layer protocol names that can be negotiated over the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocols.

The array could be empty (zero-length), in which case protocol indications will not be used.

This method will return a new array each time it is invoked.

Returns:
a non-null, possibly zero-length array of application protocol Strings. The array is ordered based on protocol preference, with protocols[0] being the most preferred.
Since:
9
See Also:
setApplicationProtocols(java.lang.String[])

setApplicationProtocols

public void setApplicationProtocols​(String[] protocols)

Sets the prioritized array of application-layer protocol names that can be negotiated over the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocols.

If application-layer protocols are supported by the underlying SSL/TLS implementation, this method configures which values can be negotiated by protocols such as RFC 7301 , the Application Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN).

If this end of the connection is expected to offer application protocol values, all protocols configured by this method will be sent to the peer.

If this end of the connection is expected to select the application protocol value, the protocols configured by this method are compared with those sent by the peer. The first matched value becomes the negotiated value. If none of the protocols were actually requested by the peer, the underlying protocol will determine what action to take. (For example, ALPN will send a "no_application_protocol" alert and terminate the connection.)

Implementation Requirements:
This method will make a copy of the protocols array.
Parameters:
protocols - an ordered array of application protocols, with protocols[0] being the most preferred. If the array is empty (zero-length), protocol indications will not be used.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if protocols is null, or if any element in a non-empty array is null or an empty (zero-length) string
Since:
9
See Also:
getApplicationProtocols()