Why is only TLS supported, and not SSL?

TLS is the current version of SSL.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security  Do you have a need for backwards compatibility?

Hi Dave,
i have a server that only supports SSL, and using TLS from the Android client does not work.
I was reading there is a difference in handshake, and although TLS is is based off of SSL3.0,  TLS and SSL are not compatible

Thanks
Jamie

You should "Request Attention" above and get the SSL and Java zones added to your question.

>> using TLS from the Android client does not work.

What is the output when you use TLS?

Have you seen this?  http://developer.android.com/reference/javax/net/ssl/package-summary.html

Hi Dave,
>Secure Socket abstraction based on the SSL protocol SSSLv3.0 or TLSv1.2
I did read that, that why I was surprised that  SSLContext.getInstance("SSL") does not work..

Hi dejanpazin,
No error output, it hangs on the read.

Thanks
Jamie

What version of SSL does the server support?  Can you tell?  Maybe it's too old though the transition to TLS started in 1999.

Hi Dave,
I don't know..it's pretty old.. i am assuming SSLv2.0.

I think your right.. without upgrading the server to TLS1.2, there isn't much i can do form the client side.

Thanks Dave!

Thanks, sorry it didn't work but some people refuse to upgrade their servers.