Installing Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Files
Installing the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files.
Installing the JCE Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files can ensure support for all encryption algorithms when using Oracle Java with SSL on Apache Cassandra, and it highly recommended. The files must be installed on every node in the Cassandra cluster.
Some of the cipher suites in the default cassandra.yaml are included only in the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files. To ensure support for all encryption algorithms, install the JCE Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files.
Package installations | /etc/cassandra/cassandra.yaml |
Tarball installations | install_location/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml |
Install the JCE files using the appropriate method for your Cassandra installation:
Procedure
Installing the JCE on RHEL-based systems
Installing the JCE on Debian-based systems
Installing the JCE using the Oracle jar files