All,
To follow up on this, I've had a couple messages sent to me and I've
confirmed this my self that there is only a single item to remove from your
java.security file to retain the IDRAC6 functionality.

*jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, \*
*    EC keySize < 224, DES40_CBC, RC4_40*, 3DES_EDE_CBC

*need to be changed to*

*jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, \*
*    EC keySize < 224, DES40_CBC, RC4_40*

*Effectively it's only `3DES_EDE_CBC` instance should be removed from this
directive and nothing more.*


Additionally i would reccommend you make the following change in the IDRAC
webpage:
iDRAC Settings --> Network/Security --> Services:  Change the SSL
Encryption to 256-bit or higher.
This doesn't negate the above change thats needed in your java.security
file until Dell makes a Fix.

(Thanks to Ivan & Libor for the notes)

Josh

On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 9:28 AM, Gould, Josh <jago...@cswas.com> wrote:

> Same problem with IDRAC6, 7, and 8 with latest Java.  Upgrade to IDRAC 7&8
> fixes it for them, but IDRAC 6 still doesnt' work.
>
> Work around is to disable some of the security settings for JAVA in your
> java.security file:
>
> I commented out the following lines:
> #jdk.certpath.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, MD5, SHA1 jdkCA & usage TLSServer, \
> #    RSA keySize < 1024, DSA keySize < 1024, EC keySize < 224
>
> #jdk.jar.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, MD5, RSA keySize < 1024, DSA keySize <
> 1024
>
> #jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, \
> #    EC keySize < 224, DES40_CBC, RC4_40, 3DES_EDE_CBC
>
> #jdk.tls.legacyAlgorithms= \
> #        K_NULL, C_NULL, M_NULL, \
> #        DH_anon, ECDH_anon, \
> #        RC4_128, RC4_40, DES_CBC, DES40_CBC, \
> #        3DES_EDE_CBC
>
> Everything worked perfectly after words.  Keep in mind though, this does
> lower your security of JRE, use at your own risk.
>
>
> -Josh
>
> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 8:30 AM, <linux-poweredge-requ...@dell.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 09/05/18 17:54, R S wrote:
>> > I'm having problems Lauching Console in an iDRAC6 on a
>> > R710 with BIOS 6.5.0 and iDRC 2.90
>> > It errors out:
>> >
>> >
>> > Tried with 3 different browser on 3 different OS and they
>> > all fail.?
>> >
>> > I'm going to downgrade to 2.85 first and see if it
>> > connects. If not I'm going to downgrade BIOS to 6.4.0
>> >
>> > Is DELL planning to update the cert that will expire in
>> > about 7 month. Just a heads up as thing take time....
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 6:04 AM, lejeczek
>> > <pelj...@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:pelj...@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     guys, can you get to "virtual console" in your
>> >     iDrac(2.90 (Build 04))?
>> >     It seems to me 3.4.0 BIOS has broken something.
>> >
>> >     many thanks, L.
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 14:30:29 +0200
>> From: Peter Holl <peter.h...@pnsensor.de>
>> To: linux-poweredge@dell.com
>> Subject: [Linux-PowerEdge] iDRAC 6 enterprise console not working with
>>         newest java
>> Message-ID: <75818d38-2260-4130-c554-f8e094c00...@pnsensor.de>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> after updating from Java 8/162 to 8/171 I can't connect to the console
>> using the Virutual Console Client (i.e, by opening the downloaded
>> viewer.jnlp).
>>
>> The screenshot shows the "Connection failed." message I got.
>>
>> I this on tested this in various combinations, with two R610 as iDRAC
>> "server", and connecting to the them from windows and macos systems.
>> Finally I found a macbook with an older Java and there it still works.
>>
>>
>> Any known cure? Otherwise it would be a service call since my machines
>> are in ProSupport.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Peter
>>
>> Peter Holl
>> PNSensor GmbH
>> Otto-Hahn-Ring 6
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