EMS standby server (version 8.2.1 and lower) does not enforce handshake_timeout for SSL connections.

EMS standby server (version 8.2.1 and lower) does not enforce handshake_timeout for SSL connections.

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Article ID: KB0092988

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Products Versions
TIBCO Enterprise Message Service -
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Description

Description:
When an SSL connection is made to the standby server in an FT pair, the handshake_timeout parameter is not enforced. If the connection is attempted with the active server, the timeout is enforced.


Symptoms:
EMS standby server is hanging and could not accept new connections when an erroneous EMS client is stuck at the SSL handshake. The handshake_timeout parameter does not take effect with the standby server.
Cause:
N/A

Issue/Introduction

EMS standby server (version 8.2.1 and lower) does not enforce handshake_timeout for SSL connections.

Resolution

EMS engineering has determined that this is a defect: EMS-6460. It was fixed in EMS 8.2.2 as a byproduct of another fix. Upgrading the existing 8.2.1 and lower version servers to 8.2.2 and higher.