SSL Strength Tool is a command-line tool that connects to an SSL server and
reports back the encryption cipher and strength used for the connection.
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Availability
This tool is available for AIX 4.3, OSF/1 v4.0D, Solaris 2.6 (SunOS 5.6), Solaris 8,
and Windows NT 4.0.
Syntax
sslstrength hostname[:port]
This form of the command returns a list of enabled ciphers on the client, then
attempts to connect to the named SSL host, on the specified port. If the connection
is successful, it returns information about the negotiated encryption strength.
sslstrength ciphers
Availability (page 127)
Syntax (page 127)
Usage (page 128)
Examples (page 130)
[ciphers= ciphercode(s) ]
[verbose]
[policy=export|domestic]
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