SSL and SocketChannel

Question

Ideally, I only need a simple SSLSocketChannel.

I already have a component that reads and writes message over ordinary SocketChannel, but for

Answer 1

Check out Restlet's implementation it may do what you need, and it's all about NIO.

Restlet Engine Javadoc

Specifically the HttpClientCall. SetProtocol(HTTPS) - getResponseEntityChannel returns a ReadableByteChannel (getEntityChannel returns a WriteableByteChannel)