> I've configured internode SSL and set it to be used between datacenters only. Is there a way in the logs to verify SSL is operating between nodes in different DCs or do I need to break out tcpdump? >
Even on DC only encryption, you should see the following message in the log: "Starting Encrypted Messaging Service on SSL port 7001" With any Java-based thing using SSL, you can always use the following startup parameter to find out exactly what is going in: -Djavax.net.debug=ssl This page will tell you how to interpret the debug output: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/security/jsse/ReadDebug.html -- ----------------- Nate McCall Austin, TX @zznate Co-Founder & Sr. Technical Consultant Apache Cassandra Consulting http://www.thelastpickle.com