Java 7 support of AES-GCM in SSL/TLS?

Question

According to Java 7 documentation as well as third party vendors, it appears Java 7 should support AES-GCM suites:

1. ibm java 7
2. java 7 ssl doc

Answer 1

Both Oracle JDK and OpenJDK start to support GCM ciphers in java 8.

• For OpenJDK, please see JEP 115: AEAD CipherSuites
• For Oracle JDK, please see JDK 8 Security Enhancements and Java Cryptography Architecture Oracle Providers Documentation for JDK 8