DISABLE CIPHER ECDHE_RSA_NULL_SHA BY DEFAULT


 
 STAT= CLOSED  PER  FESN0461035-     CTID= EN0313 ISEV= 3
 SB19/05/16  RC19/05/16  CL19/07/30  PD           SEV= 3
                        PE=                       TYPE= F
 RCOMP= 5735FAL00    TCP/IP FOR Z/VM RREL= R710
 FCOMP= 5735FAL00    TCP/IP FOR Z/VM PFREL= F999  TREL= T
 ACTION=             SEC/INT= N                   DUP/
 USPTF= UI64500      PDPTF=                       DUPS 0
 DW19/05/16  RT19/05/16  SC          FT          RE
 PT          UP          LP          PV          AP
 EN          FL          LC19/09/26  RU19/09/26  OT
 CT          FR          TD          TYPE OF SOLUTION=
 PROJECTED CLOSE CODE=        CUST INST LVL/SU=
 FAILING MODULE= SSLCIPHS     FAILING LVL/SU= 710
 SYSROUTE OF:          RET APAR=             PS=
 STATUS DETAIL= SHIPMENT        RELIEF AVAILABLE=
 COMP OPER ENV=  710
 
            N
 
        N                                        SCP/
 F/                                  TYPE OF SOLUTION=
 PROJECTED CLOSE CODE=        CUST INST LVL/SU=
 FAILING MODULE=              FAILING LVL/SU=
 SYSROUTE OF:          RET APAR=      N      PS=
 STATUS DETAIL=   N N N N N     RELIEF AVAILABLE=
 COMP OPER ENV=
 
 SYSRES=      SYSIN=      SYSOUT=      CPU=             RE-IPL=
 OPTYPE=                 SPECIAL ACTIVITY=          REGRESSION=
 PRE-SCREEN NO.=          RSCP= RS710
 ERROR DESCRIPTION:
 Cipher ECDHE_RSA_NULL_SHA (0C10) has bulk encryption set to NULL
 which results in no encryption if this cipher is selected
 during the SSL handshake.  This can be misleading if encryption
 is expected.
 LOCAL FIX:
 This cipher can be disabled by specifying it on an EXEMPT
 statement in the DTCPARMS entry for the SSL server.
 
 PROBLEM SUMMARY:
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 * USERS AFFECTED: Users using SSL and ecc ciphers may wish     *
 *                 to have the ECDHE_RSA_NULL_SHA cipher exempt *
 *                 as the default.                              *
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 * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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 * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY PTF                                    *
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 The SSL cipher ECDHE_RSA_NULL_SHA is included in the
 list of enabled ciphers by default.
 PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
 The cipher ECDHE_RSA_NULL_SHA will now be exempt as the default.
 TEMPORARY FIX:
 COMMENTS:
 MODULES/MACROS:
 SSLCIPHS
 SRLS:
 NONE
 RTN CODES:
 APPLICABLE COMPONENT LEVEL/SU:
 R710 PSY UI64500 UP19/08/08 P      1902
 CIRCUMVENTION:
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