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Status Delivered
Workspace Rational Other
Categories Build Forge
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 13, 2020

Upgrade Open SSL within Build Forge to eliminate weak ciphers

Please convey below, to customer:

Build Forge is currently using OpenSSL 1.0.2.x version.
OpenSSL claims that for 1.0.2 , they removed the triple-DES ciphers from the “HIGH” keyword and put them into “MEDIUM.” Note: In 1.0.2x OpenSSL versions did not remove them instead moved them under Medium keyword.
The Solution is to upgrade OpenSSL from 1.0.2x to 1.1.1x version - where we have fix for this


Please go through the link for more info:

https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2016/08/24/sweet32/

Idea priority Urgent
RFE ID 140191
RFE URL
RFE Product Rational Build Forge
  • Admin
    Osman Burucu
    Reply
    |
    Nov 24, 2023

    Build Forge 8.0.0.25 is eGA today and delivers the following changes:

    Highlights Console support for MS Windows Server 2019, 2022 Standard with MS SQL 2019, 2022 databases.

    Console support for RHEL 9.0 with DB2 11.5, MySQL 5.0x, and Oracle 18c/19c databases

    IBM JDK = v8.0.8.10

    OpenSSL = v1.1.1w

    Apache HTTP = v2.4.57

    Apache Tomcat = v9.0.82

    Security Fixes

    Download Link https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060805

    What's new page https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rational-build-forge/8.0?topic=forge-whats-new-in-rational-build

    Fix list https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/724985

  • Guest
    Reply
    |
    Dec 10, 2020

    The feature that is described in this request is a candidate for a future release.