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title: Do not use weak SSL context
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# Do not use weak SSL context

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `java-security/ssl-context`

**Language:** Java

**Severity:** Notice

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [327](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/327.html)

**Related CWEs**:

- [328](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/328.html)
- [916](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/916.html)
- [1240](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1240.html)

## Description{% #description %}

Do not use `"SSL"` as it uses an old protocol. Use `"TLS"` instead.

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Difference between SSL and TLS](https://serverfault.com/questions/64484/functional-implications-of-differences-in-ssl-and-tls/368574#368574)
- [Weak SSL Context](https://find-sec-bugs.github.io/bugs.htm#SSL_CONTEXT)

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```java
public class Foo {
    
    public static foobar() {
        SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
    }
}
    
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```java
public class Foo {
    
    public static foobar() {
        SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
    }
}
    
```
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