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I'm running ASAs with OS 9.81 and ASDM 7.81. Until this morning, I've had no more than the usual trouble connecting via browser to the ASDM interface or launching it from the IDM launcher.This morning, all attempts to launch ASDM failed. The java console reported the following:javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshakefailureAfter much painful examination, I'm guessing that a recent update to Java changed from supporting strong encryption to weaker encryption. So the 256-bit AES on the SSL handshake failed.I got lucky and found a reference to the 'unlimited' encryption files for Java. Thought I'd reference it here for any Spicers who run into similar problems.Edited Jul 10, 2017 at 19:44 UTC. Thank you sir. You have done a great service to anyone that has to struggle with this, now or in the future.I simply won't update Java unless I absolutely have to because whenever you do it invariably breaks something.
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It seems Java may have been a good idea that was almost always very poorly implemented.The only really good program I have ever seen developed in Java is Interactive Broker's Trader Workstation (TWS). It is perhaps the most extensive, complex and excellent example of what Java could have been and it always works well because they totally ignore the JRE and embed their own JRE with it to prevent any incompatibility problems in advance. Cisco's ADSM is impressive for what it does and it's amazing how well it can work when you can get it to run but it is likely 1/500th the size of TWS. I have had this issue for years using models 5505, 5510, 5512x and 5516x. Here's what I now use that seems to ignore the version of Java I'm running on the PC. I'm not a code guy, so don't ask me what all this does, but I started using this file from the web installer of ASDM and I adjust the IPs for individual ASAs.Copy the text below and paste into a.txt file. Replace any references to the word IPADDRESS with the IP address of your ASA.
Then change the file extension to.jnlp. Works like a charm now regardless of Java version. I'm currently able to use this just fine using Java 8 Update 131 and I did not have to do anything to this file after upgrading to this latest version of Java. #JavaBlowsASDM on IPADDRESSCisco Systems, Inc.ASDM on IPADDRESSASDM on IPADDRESS/webstartIPADDRESS.