HTTP/SSL

The HTTP/SSL connector enables Java managers to access a Java Dynamic Management Kit agent using HTTP over SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). SSL security is implemented in Java 2. It also allows these management applications to access an agent across proxy servers. By default, the HTTP/SSL connector listens for incoming requests on port 8084. The HTTP/SSL connector provides login/password authentication based on 'CRAM-MD5' (Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism using MD5). The HTTP/SSL adaptor server requires client authentication by default.

The behavior of the HTTP/SSL connector is governed by the particular SSL implementation used in your applications. The cipher suites that are enabled are the defaults of the SSL implementation. The SSL implementation must be compliant with the SSL Standard Extension API.

The Java Dynamic Management Kit 4.1 is compliant with the Java Secure Socket Extension 1.0 (JSSE) API. JSSE provides an API framework and reference implementation for security protocols.