Algorithms

You can list the available algorithms using the openssl ciphers and openssl speed functions as follows.
Note: Not all the algorithms listed below are supported.

The openssl ciphers function lists the full cipher and hash suite available in the supplied openssl utility. Most of the ciphers available in OpenSSL are supported by Enterprise Server, but not all of them.

The openssl ciphers function produces output like this: 

DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA:AES256-SHA:...

where:

  1. The first element is the method.
  2. The second element or subsequent elements, except for the last element, are the ciphers and might indicate symmetric and asymmetric ciphers.
  3. The last element is the hashing algorithm used for signing.

The openssl speed function lists the algorithms supported by Enterprise Server and available in the supplied openssl utility. The speed function also lists how long each algorithm takes on your machine. This function takes longer to run.