Enabling ciphers suites in WAS

Last Updated : Nov 10, 2025 |
Prolog information
This task involves enabling the cipher suites in WAS
  1. Login to Avaya Breeze® platform node and su to root user.
  2. Run the following command as root to enable the WebSphere Administrative Console:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    was set console on
  3. From a browser, navigate to the WebSphere Administrative Console: http://<breeze-mgmt-fqdn>:9060/ibm/console
  4. Enter user ID admin and click on Log in.
  5. Go to SecuritySSL certificate and key managementSSL Configurationyour node SSL configurationQuality od protection(QoP) settings.
  6. Under Cipher suite settings, set Cipher suite groups to Custom
  7. In the Cipher suites list, select the required ciphers (for example, GCM suites).
  8. Click Add >> to move them to the Selected ciphers list.
  9. Click Apply, then Save to apply the changes directly to the master configuration.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Note:
    The property com.ibm.websphere.tls.disabledAlgorithms defines globally restricted algorithms and ciphers.
    Even if a cipher is enabled in the SSL configuration (QoP settings), it will not be used if it matches an entry in this list. Review and adjust this property before enabling specific ciphers.
  10. Run the following command using root access to turn the IBM console off:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    was set console off