Summary

Document the "Default" SSLContext protocol in the Standard Algorithm Names specification

Problem

SSLContext.getDefault says that "Default" is used as the protocol name, but this is not listed as one of the standard protocols in the SSLContext section of the Standard Algorithm Names specification. This is an oversight and we should add it since it is part of the SSLContext API specification.

Solution

Add "Default" as one of the standard names in the SSLContext section of the Standard Algorithm Names specification.

Specification

Add the following row to the SSLContext table in the Standard Algorithm Names specification (columns are in boldface):

Algorithm Name

Default

Description

Supports some version of TLS; may support other SSL/TLS versions. The SSLContext is initialized with a provider-specific default KeyManager, TrustManager, and SecureRandom.