I have a .net core managed client running in a Linux docker container. I am trying to connect to the IBM message queue using SSL and it connects successfully using TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256. I tested again by asking them to change the server to AES_256. However, when they switch to AES_256 i.e I try the same on TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256 I get 2059 - MQRC_Q_MGR_NOT_AVAILABLE.
In windows, you can specify default the cipher spec by going to group policy editor. example. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/security/tls/manage-tls My question is how do I do that in the docker container. My image used is from Microsoft dotnet/core/aspnet:3.1-buster-slim Here is my code for reference,
private static string _host = "GH2134";
private static int _port = 1414;
private static string _channel= "AES256.TEST.CHANNEL";
private static string _qmgr= "MQMGR";
private static string _cipherSpec = "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256";
private static string _mqUser = "mymqUser";
private static string _mqPassword = "mymqPassword@";
private static string _keyRepository = "*USER";
var properties = new Hashtable();
properties.Add(MQC.TRANSPORT_PROPERTY, MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_MANAGED);
properties.Add(MQC.HOST_NAME_PROPERTY, _host);
properties.Add(MQC.PORT_PROPERTY, _port);
properties.Add(MQC.CHANNEL_PROPERTY, _channel);
properties.Add(MQC.USER_ID_PROPERTY, _mqUser);
properties.Add(MQC.PASSWORD_PROPERTY, _mqPassword);
properties.Add(MQC.SSL_CIPHER_SPEC_PROPERTY,_cipherSpec);
properties.Add(MQC.SSL_CERT_STORE_PROPERTY, _keyRepository);
var queueManager = new MQQueueManager(_qmgr, properties);
Console.Write("Connection created successfully...\n\n");
I checked the bash for installed root@097aa5a44f52:/app# ssl cyphers -v Didn't find it TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256 how did I add it, like in windows group policy editor
root@097aa5a44f52:/app# openssl ciphers -v
TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 TLSv1.3 Kx=any Au=any Enc=AESGCM(256) Mac=AEAD
TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 TLSv1.3 Kx=any Au=any Enc=CHACHA20/POLY1305(256) Mac=AEAD
TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 TLSv1.3 Kx=any Au=any Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=ECDSA Enc=AESGCM(256) Mac=AEAD
ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=RSA Enc=AESGCM(256) Mac=AEAD
DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AESGCM(256) Mac=AEAD
ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=ECDSA Enc=CHACHA20/POLY1305(256) Mac=AEAD
ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=RSA Enc=CHACHA20/POLY1305(256) Mac=AEAD
DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=CHACHA20/POLY1305(256) Mac=AEAD
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=ECDSA Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD
ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=RSA Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD
DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=ECDSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA384
ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA384
DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA256
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=ECDSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256
ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDH Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256
DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA TLSv1 Kx=ECDH Au=ECDSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA TLSv1 Kx=ECDH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA TLSv1 Kx=ECDH Au=ECDSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA TLSv1 Kx=ECDH Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
RSA-PSK-AES256-GCM-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSAPSK Au=RSA Enc=AESGCM(256) Mac=AEAD
DHE-PSK-AES256-GCM-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=DHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AESGCM(256) Mac=AEAD
RSA-PSK-CHACHA20-POLY1305 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSAPSK Au=RSA Enc=CHACHA20/POLY1305(256) Mac=AEAD
DHE-PSK-CHACHA20-POLY1305 TLSv1.2 Kx=DHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=CHACHA20/POLY1305(256) Mac=AEAD
ECDHE-PSK-CHACHA20-POLY1305 TLSv1.2 Kx=ECDHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=CHACHA20/POLY1305(256) Mac=AEAD
AES256-GCM-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AESGCM(256) Mac=AEAD
PSK-AES256-GCM-SHA384 TLSv1.2 Kx=PSK Au=PSK Enc=AESGCM(256) Mac=AEAD
PSK-CHACHA20-POLY1305 TLSv1.2 Kx=PSK Au=PSK Enc=CHACHA20/POLY1305(256) Mac=AEAD
RSA-PSK-AES128-GCM-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSAPSK Au=RSA Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD
DHE-PSK-AES128-GCM-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=DHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD
AES128-GCM-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD
PSK-AES128-GCM-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=PSK Au=PSK Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD
AES256-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA256
AES128-SHA256 TLSv1.2 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256
ECDHE-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA384 TLSv1 Kx=ECDHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA384
ECDHE-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA TLSv1 Kx=ECDHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
SRP-RSA-AES-256-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=SRP Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
SRP-AES-256-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=SRP Au=SRP Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
RSA-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA384 TLSv1 Kx=RSAPSK Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA384
DHE-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA384 TLSv1 Kx=DHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA384
RSA-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSAPSK Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
DHE-PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA384 TLSv1 Kx=PSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA384
PSK-AES256-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=PSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1
ECDHE-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA256 TLSv1 Kx=ECDHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256
ECDHE-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA TLSv1 Kx=ECDHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
SRP-RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=SRP Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
SRP-AES-128-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=SRP Au=SRP Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
RSA-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA256 TLSv1 Kx=RSAPSK Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256
DHE-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA256 TLSv1 Kx=DHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256
RSA-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSAPSK Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
DHE-PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DHEPSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
AES128-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA256 TLSv1 Kx=PSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA256
PSK-AES128-CBC-SHA SSLv3 Kx=PSK Au=PSK Enc=AES(128) Mac=SHA1
Update: I verified with downgrading the nuget version of IBM® Message Service Client for .NET Standard (XMS .NET) 9.2.2 to 9.1.4 I was surprised to know that I get the 2059 error also with TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 so I am might also guess that this could be a bug in the IBM's client library?
I can answer my own question. I did the tests with older library version of IBMXMS nuget packages. It did not support AES 128 as well, There is currently a bug in the official IBMXMS .net library that it does not support CYPHERSPECS TLS_RSA_AES_256_WITH_RSA_SHA256 in the latest one. It supports AES128
However this is the case only in the Linux environment. In windows AES 256 works, provided that its also changed to the same spec in group policy. Here is a link on how to it https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/security/tls/manage-tls
Hence if you are using IBMs .Net Client Core in Linux, then only upto TLS_RSA_AES_128_WITH_RSA_SHA256 unless IBM releases a new library dll or a nuget package that supports it. As of now the version I am using is from nuget, IBMXMSDotnetClient Version="9.2.2" in Openssl, there is already support