diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherBox.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherBox.java
index fa11bce..ec5880b 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherBox.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherBox.java
@@ -1044,40 +1044,6 @@ final class CipherBox {
         return nonce;
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Is this cipher available?
-     *
-     * This method can only be called by CipherSuite.BulkCipher.isAvailable()
-     * to test the availability of a cipher suites.  Please DON'T use it in
-     * other places, otherwise, the behavior may be unexpected because we may
-     * initialize AEAD cipher improperly in the method.
-     */
-    Boolean isAvailable() {
-        // We won't know whether a cipher for a particular key size is
-        // available until the cipher is successfully initialized.
-        //
-        // We do not initialize AEAD cipher in the constructor.  Need to
-        // initialize the cipher to ensure that the AEAD mode for a
-        // particular key size is supported.
-        if (cipherType == AEAD_CIPHER) {
-            try {
-                Authenticator authenticator =
-                    new Authenticator(protocolVersion);
-                byte[] nonce = authenticator.sequenceNumber();
-                byte[] iv = Arrays.copyOf(fixedIv,
-                                            fixedIv.length + nonce.length);
-                System.arraycopy(nonce, 0, iv, fixedIv.length, nonce.length);
-                GCMParameterSpec spec = new GCMParameterSpec(tagSize * 8, iv);
-
-                cipher.init(mode, key, spec, random);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                return Boolean.FALSE;
-            }
-        }   // Otherwise, we have initialized the cipher in the constructor.
-
-        return Boolean.TRUE;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sanity check the length of a fragment before decryption.
      *
diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherSuite.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherSuite.java
index 740cdd6..677a7e1 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherSuite.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherSuite.java
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ final class CipherSuite implements Comparable<CipherSuite> {
     // minimum priority for default enabled CipherSuites
     final static int DEFAULT_SUITES_PRIORITY = 300;
 
-    // Flag indicating if CipherSuite availability can change dynamically.
-    // This is the case when we rely on a JCE cipher implementation that
-    // may not be available in the installed JCE providers.
-    // It is true because we might not have an ECC implementation.
-    final static boolean DYNAMIC_AVAILABILITY = true;
-
     private final static boolean ALLOW_ECC = Debug.getBooleanProperty
         ("com.sun.net.ssl.enableECC", true);
 
@@ -186,9 +180,6 @@ final class CipherSuite implements Comparable<CipherSuite> {
      * Return whether this CipherSuite is available for use. A
      * CipherSuite may be unavailable even if it is supported
      * (i.e. allowed == true) if the required JCE cipher is not installed.
-     * In some configuration, this situation may change over time, call
-     * CipherSuiteList.clearAvailableCache() before this method to obtain
-     * the most current status.
      */
     boolean isAvailable() {
         return allowed && keyExchange.isAvailable() && cipher.isAvailable();
@@ -404,10 +395,6 @@ final class CipherSuite implements Comparable<CipherSuite> {
      */
     final static class BulkCipher {
 
-        // Map BulkCipher -> Boolean(available)
-        private final static Map<BulkCipher,Boolean> availableCache =
-                                            new HashMap<>(8);
-
         // descriptive name including key size, e.g. AES/128
         final String description;
 
@@ -451,6 +438,9 @@ final class CipherSuite implements Comparable<CipherSuite> {
         // The secure random used to detect the cipher availability.
         private final static SecureRandom secureRandom;
 
+        // runtime availability
+        private final boolean isAvailable;
+
         static {
             try {
                 secureRandom = JsseJce.getSecureRandom();
@@ -475,6 +465,17 @@ final class CipherSuite implements Comparable<CipherSuite> {
 
             this.expandedKeySize = expandedKeySize;
             this.exportable = true;
+
+            // availability of this bulk cipher
+            //
+            // Currently all supported ciphers except AES are always available
+            // via the JSSE internal implementations. We also assume AES/128 of
+            // CBC mode is always available since it is shipped with the SunJCE
+            // provider.  However, AES/256 is unavailable when the default JCE
+            // policy jurisdiction files are installed because of key length
+            // restrictions.
+            this.isAvailable =
+                    allowed ? isUnlimited(keySize, transformation) : false;
         }
 
         BulkCipher(String transformation, CipherType cipherType, int keySize,
@@ -491,6 +492,17 @@ final class CipherSuite implements Comparable<CipherSuite> {
 
             this.expandedKeySize = keySize;
             this.exportable = false;
+
+            // availability of this bulk cipher
+            //
+            // Currently all supported ciphers except AES are always available
+            // via the JSSE internal implementations. We also assume AES/128 of
+            // CBC mode is always available since it is shipped with the SunJCE
+            // provider.  However, AES/256 is unavailable when the default JCE
+            // policy jurisdiction files are installed because of key length
+            // restrictions.
+            this.isAvailable =
+                    allowed ? isUnlimited(keySize, transformation) : false;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -508,84 +520,27 @@ final class CipherSuite implements Comparable<CipherSuite> {
 
         /**
          * Test if this bulk cipher is available. For use by CipherSuite.
-         *
-         * Currently all supported ciphers except AES are always available
-         * via the JSSE internal implementations. We also assume AES/128 of
-         * CBC mode is always available since it is shipped with the SunJCE
-         * provider.  However, AES/256 is unavailable when the default JCE
-         * policy jurisdiction files are installed because of key length
-         * restrictions, and AEAD is unavailable when the underlying providers
-         * do not support AEAD/GCM mode.
          */
         boolean isAvailable() {
-            if (allowed == false) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if ((this == B_AES_256) ||
-                    (this.cipherType == CipherType.AEAD_CIPHER)) {
-                return isAvailable(this);
-            }
-
-            // always available
-            return true;
+            return this.isAvailable;
         }
 
-        // for use by CipherSuiteList.clearAvailableCache();
-        static synchronized void clearAvailableCache() {
-            if (DYNAMIC_AVAILABILITY) {
-                availableCache.clear();
-            }
-        }
+        private static boolean isUnlimited(int keySize, String transformation) {
+            int keySizeInBits = keySize * 8;
+            if (keySizeInBits > 128) {    // need the JCE unlimited
+                                          // strength jurisdiction policy
+                try {
+                    if (Cipher.getMaxAllowedKeyLength(
+                            transformation) < keySizeInBits) {
 
-        private static synchronized boolean isAvailable(BulkCipher cipher) {
-            Boolean b = availableCache.get(cipher);
-            if (b == null) {
-                int keySizeInBits = cipher.keySize * 8;
-                if (keySizeInBits > 128) {    // need the JCE unlimited
-                                               // strength jurisdiction policy
-                    try {
-                        if (Cipher.getMaxAllowedKeyLength(
-                                cipher.transformation) < keySizeInBits) {
-                            b = Boolean.FALSE;
-                        }
-                    } catch (Exception e) {
-                        b = Boolean.FALSE;
+                        return false;
                     }
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    return false;
                 }
-
-                if (b == null) {
-                    b = Boolean.FALSE;          // may be reset to TRUE if
-                                                // the cipher is available
-                    CipherBox temporary = null;
-                    try {
-                        SecretKey key = new SecretKeySpec(
-                                            new byte[cipher.expandedKeySize],
-                                            cipher.algorithm);
-                        IvParameterSpec iv;
-                        if (cipher.cipherType == CipherType.AEAD_CIPHER) {
-                            iv = new IvParameterSpec(
-                                            new byte[cipher.fixedIvSize]);
-                        } else {
-                            iv = new IvParameterSpec(new byte[cipher.ivSize]);
-                        }
-                        temporary = cipher.newCipher(
-                                            ProtocolVersion.DEFAULT,
-                                            key, iv, secureRandom, true);
-                        b = temporary.isAvailable();
-                    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-                        // not available
-                    } finally {
-                        if (temporary != null) {
-                            temporary.dispose();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                availableCache.put(cipher, b);
             }
 
-            return b.booleanValue();
+            return true;
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherSuiteList.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherSuiteList.java
index 19dc90f..491bffa 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherSuiteList.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/CipherSuiteList.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -74,24 +74,12 @@ final class CipherSuiteList {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("CipherSuites may not be null");
         }
         cipherSuites = new ArrayList<CipherSuite>(names.length);
-        // refresh available cache once if a CipherSuite is not available
-        // (maybe new JCE providers have been installed)
-        boolean refreshed = false;
         for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
             String suiteName = names[i];
             CipherSuite suite = CipherSuite.valueOf(suiteName);
             if (suite.isAvailable() == false) {
-                if (refreshed == false) {
-                    // clear the cache so that the isAvailable() call below
-                    // does a full check
-                    clearAvailableCache();
-                    refreshed = true;
-                }
-                // still missing?
-                if (suite.isAvailable() == false) {
-                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot support "
-                        + suiteName + " with currently installed providers");
-                }
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot support "
+                    + suiteName + " with currently installed providers");
             }
             cipherSuites.add(suite);
         }
@@ -195,16 +183,4 @@ final class CipherSuiteList {
         }
         s.putBytes16(suiteBytes);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Clear cache of available ciphersuites. If we support all ciphers
-     * internally, there is no need to clear the cache and calling this
-     * method has no effect.
-     */
-    static synchronized void clearAvailableCache() {
-        if (CipherSuite.DYNAMIC_AVAILABILITY) {
-            CipherSuite.BulkCipher.clearAvailableCache();
-            JsseJce.clearEcAvailable();
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/JsseJce.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/JsseJce.java
index 4c98772..923ae8e 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/JsseJce.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/JsseJce.java
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ final class JsseJce {
 
     private final static ProviderList fipsProviderList;
 
-    // Flag indicating whether EC crypto is available.
-    // If null, then we have not checked yet.
-    // If yes, then all the EC based crypto we need is available.
-    private static Boolean ecAvailable;
-
     // Flag indicating whether Kerberos crypto is available.
     // If true, then all the Kerberos-based crypto we need is available.
     private final static boolean kerberosAvailable;
@@ -195,24 +190,8 @@ final class JsseJce {
         // no instantiation of this class
     }
 
-    synchronized static boolean isEcAvailable() {
-        if (ecAvailable == null) {
-            try {
-                JsseJce.getSignature(SIGNATURE_ECDSA);
-                JsseJce.getSignature(SIGNATURE_RAWECDSA);
-                JsseJce.getKeyAgreement("ECDH");
-                JsseJce.getKeyFactory("EC");
-                JsseJce.getKeyPairGenerator("EC");
-                ecAvailable = true;
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                ecAvailable = false;
-            }
-        }
-        return ecAvailable;
-    }
-
-    synchronized static void clearEcAvailable() {
-        ecAvailable = null;
+    static boolean isEcAvailable() {
+        return EcAvailability.isAvailable;
     }
 
     static boolean isKerberosAvailable() {
@@ -414,4 +393,27 @@ final class JsseJce {
         }
     }
 
+
+    // lazy initialization holder class idiom for static default parameters
+    //
+    // See Effective Java Second Edition: Item 71.
+    private static class EcAvailability {
+        // Is EC crypto available?
+        private final static boolean isAvailable;
+
+        static {
+            boolean mediator = true;
+            try {
+                JsseJce.getSignature(SIGNATURE_ECDSA);
+                JsseJce.getSignature(SIGNATURE_RAWECDSA);
+                JsseJce.getKeyAgreement("ECDH");
+                JsseJce.getKeyFactory("EC");
+                JsseJce.getKeyPairGenerator("EC");
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                mediator = false;
+            }
+
+            isAvailable = mediator;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/SSLContextImpl.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/SSLContextImpl.java
index b00a26d..c0cab21 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/SSLContextImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/SSLContextImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -52,16 +52,6 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
     private X509TrustManager trustManager;
     private SecureRandom secureRandom;
 
-    // supported and default protocols
-    private ProtocolList defaultServerProtocolList;
-    private ProtocolList defaultClientProtocolList;
-    private ProtocolList supportedProtocolList;
-
-    // supported and default cipher suites
-    private CipherSuiteList defaultServerCipherSuiteList;
-    private CipherSuiteList defaultClientCipherSuiteList;
-    private CipherSuiteList supportedCipherSuiteList;
-
     SSLContextImpl() {
         ephemeralKeyManager = new EphemeralKeyManager();
         clientCache = new SSLSessionContextImpl();
@@ -191,6 +181,8 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
         }
         return new SSLServerSocketFactoryImpl(this);
     }
+    abstract SSLEngine createSSLEngineImpl();
+    abstract SSLEngine createSSLEngineImpl(String host, int port);
 
     @Override
     protected SSLEngine engineCreateSSLEngine() {
@@ -198,7 +190,7 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
                 "SSLContextImpl is not initialized");
         }
-        return new SSLEngineImpl(this);
+        return createSSLEngineImpl();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -207,7 +199,7 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
                 "SSLContextImpl is not initialized");
         }
-        return new SSLEngineImpl(this, host, port);
+        return createSSLEngineImpl(host, port);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -236,78 +228,35 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
         return ephemeralKeyManager;
     }
 
-    abstract SSLParameters getDefaultServerSSLParams();
-    abstract SSLParameters getDefaultClientSSLParams();
-    abstract SSLParameters getSupportedSSLParams();
 
     // Get supported ProtocolList.
-    ProtocolList getSuportedProtocolList() {
-        if (supportedProtocolList == null) {
-            supportedProtocolList =
-                new ProtocolList(getSupportedSSLParams().getProtocols());
-        }
+    abstract ProtocolList getSuportedProtocolList();
 
-        return supportedProtocolList;
-    }
+    // Get default ProtocolList for server mode.
+    abstract ProtocolList getServerDefaultProtocolList();
 
-    // Get default ProtocolList.
-    ProtocolList getDefaultProtocolList(boolean roleIsServer) {
-        if (roleIsServer) {
-            if (defaultServerProtocolList == null) {
-                defaultServerProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
-                        getDefaultServerSSLParams().getProtocols());
-            }
+    // Get default ProtocolList for client mode.
+    abstract ProtocolList getClientDefaultProtocolList();
 
-            return defaultServerProtocolList;
-        } else {
-            if (defaultClientProtocolList == null) {
-                defaultClientProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
-                        getDefaultClientSSLParams().getProtocols());
-            }
+    // Get supported CipherSuiteList.
+    abstract CipherSuiteList getSupportedCipherSuiteList();
 
-            return defaultClientProtocolList;
-        }
-    }
+    // Get default CipherSuiteList for server mode.
+    abstract CipherSuiteList getServerDefaultCipherSuiteList();
 
-    // Get supported CipherSuiteList.
-    CipherSuiteList getSupportedCipherSuiteList() {
-        // The maintenance of cipher suites needs to be synchronized.
-        synchronized (this) {
-            // Clear cache of available ciphersuites.
-            clearAvailableCache();
-
-            if (supportedCipherSuiteList == null) {
-                supportedCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
-                        getSuportedProtocolList(), false);
-            }
+    // Get default CipherSuiteList for client mode.
+    abstract CipherSuiteList getClientDefaultCipherSuiteList();
 
-            return supportedCipherSuiteList;
-        }
+    // Get default ProtocolList.
+    ProtocolList getDefaultProtocolList(boolean roleIsServer) {
+        return roleIsServer ? getServerDefaultProtocolList()
+                : getClientDefaultProtocolList();
     }
 
     // Get default CipherSuiteList.
     CipherSuiteList getDefaultCipherSuiteList(boolean roleIsServer) {
-        // The maintenance of cipher suites needs to be synchronized.
-        synchronized (this) {
-            // Clear cache of available ciphersuites.
-            clearAvailableCache();
-
-            if (roleIsServer) {
-                if (defaultServerCipherSuiteList == null) {
-                    defaultServerCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
-                        getDefaultProtocolList(true), true);
-                }
-
-                return defaultServerCipherSuiteList;
-            } else {
-                if (defaultClientCipherSuiteList == null) {
-                    defaultClientCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
-                        getDefaultProtocolList(false), true);
-                }
-
-                return defaultClientCipherSuiteList;
-            }
-        }
+        return roleIsServer ? getServerDefaultCipherSuiteList()
+                : getClientDefaultCipherSuiteList();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -315,16 +264,24 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
      * protocols.  See: SSLSocket/SSLEngine.setEnabledProtocols()
      */
     boolean isDefaultProtocolList(ProtocolList protocols) {
-        return (protocols == defaultServerProtocolList) ||
-               (protocols == defaultClientProtocolList);
+        return (protocols == getServerDefaultProtocolList()) ||
+                (protocols == getClientDefaultProtocolList());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return whether a protocol list is the original default enabled
+     * protocols.  See: SSLSocket/SSLEngine.setEnabledProtocols()
+     */
+    boolean isDefaultCipherSuiteList(CipherSuiteList cipherSuites) {
+        return (cipherSuites == getServerDefaultCipherSuiteList()) ||
+                (cipherSuites == getClientDefaultCipherSuiteList());
+    }
 
     /*
      * Return the list of all available CipherSuites with a priority of
      * minPriority or above.
      */
-    private CipherSuiteList getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
+    private static CipherSuiteList getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
             ProtocolList protocols, boolean onlyEnabled) {
 
         int minPriority = CipherSuite.SUPPORTED_SUITES_PRIORITY;
@@ -370,22 +327,20 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
         return new CipherSuiteList(suites);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Clear cache of available ciphersuites. If we support all ciphers
-     * internally, there is no need to clear the cache and calling this
-     * method has no effect.
-     *
-     * Note that every call to clearAvailableCache() and the maintenance of
-     * cipher suites need to be synchronized with this instance.
-     */
-    private void clearAvailableCache() {
-        if (CipherSuite.DYNAMIC_AVAILABILITY) {
-            supportedCipherSuiteList = null;
-            defaultServerCipherSuiteList = null;
-            defaultClientCipherSuiteList = null;
-            CipherSuite.BulkCipher.clearAvailableCache();
-            JsseJce.clearEcAvailable();
+    private static String[] getAvailableProtocols(
+            ProtocolVersion[] protocolCandidates) {
+
+        List<String> availableProtocols = Collections.<String>emptyList();
+        if (protocolCandidates !=  null && protocolCandidates.length != 0) {
+            availableProtocols = new ArrayList<>(protocolCandidates.length);
+            for (ProtocolVersion p : protocolCandidates) {
+                if (ProtocolVersion.availableProtocols.contains(p)) {
+                    availableProtocols.add(p.name);
+                }
+            }
         }
+
+        return availableProtocols.toArray(new String[0]);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -418,39 +373,37 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
      */
 
     /*
-     * The base abstract SSLContext implementation.
+     * The base abstract SSLContext implementation for the Transport Layer
+     * Security (TLS) protocols.
      *
      * This abstract class encapsulates supported and the default server
-     * SSL parameters.
+     * SSL/TLS parameters.
      *
      * @see SSLContext
      */
-    private abstract static class AbstractSSLContext extends SSLContextImpl {
-        // parameters
-        private static final SSLParameters defaultServerSSLParams;
-        private static final SSLParameters supportedSSLParams;
-
-        static {
-            // supported SSL parameters
-            supportedSSLParams = new SSLParameters();
+    private abstract static class AbstractTLSContext extends SSLContextImpl {
+        private static final ProtocolList supportedProtocolList;
+        private static final ProtocolList serverDefaultProtocolList;
 
-            // candidates for available protocols
-            ProtocolVersion[] candidates;
+        private static final CipherSuiteList supportedCipherSuiteList;
+        private static final CipherSuiteList serverDefaultCipherSuiteList;
 
+        static {
             if (SunJSSE.isFIPS()) {
-                supportedSSLParams.setProtocols(new String[] {
+                supportedProtocolList = new ProtocolList(new String[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10.name,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS11.name,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS12.name
                 });
 
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                serverDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(new ProtocolVersion[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS11,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS12
-                };
+                }));
             } else {
-                supportedSSLParams.setProtocols(new String[] {
+                supportedProtocolList = new ProtocolList(new String[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.SSL20Hello.name,
                     ProtocolVersion.SSL30.name,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10.name,
@@ -458,44 +411,50 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS12.name
                 });
 
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                serverDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(new ProtocolVersion[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.SSL20Hello,
                     ProtocolVersion.SSL30,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS11,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS12
-                };
+                }));
             }
 
-            defaultServerSSLParams = new SSLParameters();
-            defaultServerSSLParams.setProtocols(
-                getAvailableProtocols(candidates).toArray(new String[0]));
+            supportedCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
+                    supportedProtocolList, false);          // all supported
+            serverDefaultCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
+                    serverDefaultProtocolList, true);       // enabled only
         }
 
         @Override
-        SSLParameters getDefaultServerSSLParams() {
-            return defaultServerSSLParams;
+        ProtocolList getSuportedProtocolList() {
+            return supportedProtocolList;
         }
 
         @Override
-        SSLParameters getSupportedSSLParams() {
-            return supportedSSLParams;
+        CipherSuiteList getSupportedCipherSuiteList() {
+            return supportedCipherSuiteList;
         }
 
-        static List<String> getAvailableProtocols(
-                ProtocolVersion[] protocolCandidates) {
+        @Override
+        ProtocolList getServerDefaultProtocolList() {
+            return serverDefaultProtocolList;
+        }
 
-            List<String> availableProtocols = Collections.<String>emptyList();
-            if (protocolCandidates !=  null && protocolCandidates.length != 0) {
-                availableProtocols = new ArrayList<>(protocolCandidates.length);
-                for (ProtocolVersion p : protocolCandidates) {
-                    if (ProtocolVersion.availableProtocols.contains(p)) {
-                        availableProtocols.add(p.name);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        @Override
+        CipherSuiteList getServerDefaultCipherSuiteList() {
+            return serverDefaultCipherSuiteList;
+        }
 
-            return availableProtocols;
+        @Override
+        SSLEngine createSSLEngineImpl() {
+            return new SSLEngineImpl(this);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        SSLEngine createSSLEngineImpl(String host, int port) {
+            return new SSLEngineImpl(this, host, port);
         }
     }
 
@@ -504,31 +463,36 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
      *
      * @see SSLContext
      */
-    public static final class TLS10Context extends AbstractSSLContext {
-        private static final SSLParameters defaultClientSSLParams;
+    public static final class TLS10Context extends AbstractTLSContext {
+        private static final ProtocolList clientDefaultProtocolList;
+        private static final CipherSuiteList clientDefaultCipherSuiteList;
 
         static {
-            // candidates for available protocols
-            ProtocolVersion[] candidates;
             if (SunJSSE.isFIPS()) {
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                clientDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(new ProtocolVersion[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10
-                };
+                }));
             } else {
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                clientDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(new ProtocolVersion[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.SSL30,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10
-                };
+                }));
             }
 
-            defaultClientSSLParams = new SSLParameters();
-            defaultClientSSLParams.setProtocols(
-                getAvailableProtocols(candidates).toArray(new String[0]));
+            clientDefaultCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
+                    clientDefaultProtocolList, true);       // enabled only
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        ProtocolList getClientDefaultProtocolList() {
+            return clientDefaultProtocolList;
         }
 
         @Override
-        SSLParameters getDefaultClientSSLParams() {
-            return defaultClientSSLParams;
+        CipherSuiteList getClientDefaultCipherSuiteList() {
+            return clientDefaultCipherSuiteList;
         }
     }
 
@@ -537,33 +501,38 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
      *
      * @see SSLContext
      */
-    public static final class TLS11Context extends AbstractSSLContext {
-        private static final SSLParameters defaultClientSSLParams;
+    public static final class TLS11Context extends AbstractTLSContext {
+        private static final ProtocolList clientDefaultProtocolList;
+        private static final CipherSuiteList clientDefaultCipherSuiteList;
 
         static {
-            // candidates for available protocols
-            ProtocolVersion[] candidates;
             if (SunJSSE.isFIPS()) {
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                clientDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(new ProtocolVersion[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS11
-                };
+                }));
             } else {
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                clientDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(new ProtocolVersion[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.SSL30,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS11
-                };
+                }));
             }
 
-            defaultClientSSLParams = new SSLParameters();
-            defaultClientSSLParams.setProtocols(
-                getAvailableProtocols(candidates).toArray(new String[0]));
+            clientDefaultCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
+                    clientDefaultProtocolList, true);       // enabled only
         }
 
         @Override
-        SSLParameters getDefaultClientSSLParams() {
-            return defaultClientSSLParams;
+        ProtocolList getClientDefaultProtocolList() {
+            return clientDefaultProtocolList;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        CipherSuiteList getClientDefaultCipherSuiteList() {
+            return clientDefaultCipherSuiteList;
         }
     }
 
@@ -572,135 +541,182 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
      *
      * @see SSLContext
      */
-    public static final class TLS12Context extends AbstractSSLContext {
-        private static final SSLParameters defaultClientSSLParams;
+    public static final class TLS12Context extends AbstractTLSContext {
+        private static final ProtocolList clientDefaultProtocolList;
+        private static final CipherSuiteList clientDefaultCipherSuiteList;
 
         static {
-            // candidates for available protocols
-            ProtocolVersion[] candidates;
             if (SunJSSE.isFIPS()) {
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                clientDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(new ProtocolVersion[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS11,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS12
-                };
+                }));
             } else {
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                clientDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(new ProtocolVersion[] {
                     ProtocolVersion.SSL30,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS11,
                     ProtocolVersion.TLS12
-                };
+                }));
             }
 
-            defaultClientSSLParams = new SSLParameters();
-            defaultClientSSLParams.setProtocols(
-                getAvailableProtocols(candidates).toArray(new String[0]));
+            clientDefaultCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
+                    clientDefaultProtocolList, true);       // enabled only
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        ProtocolList getClientDefaultProtocolList() {
+            return clientDefaultProtocolList;
         }
 
         @Override
-        SSLParameters getDefaultClientSSLParams() {
-            return defaultClientSSLParams;
+        CipherSuiteList getClientDefaultCipherSuiteList() {
+            return clientDefaultCipherSuiteList;
         }
     }
 
     /*
-     * The SSLContext implementation for customized TLS protocols
+     * The interface for the customized SSL/(D)TLS SSLContext.
      *
      * @see SSLContext
      */
-    private static class CustomizedSSLContext extends AbstractSSLContext {
+    private static class CustomizedSSLProtocols {
         private static final String PROPERTY_NAME = "jdk.tls.client.protocols";
-        private static final SSLParameters defaultClientSSLParams;
-        private static IllegalArgumentException reservedException = null;
+        static IllegalArgumentException reservedException = null;
+        static ArrayList<ProtocolVersion>
+                customizedProtocols = new ArrayList<>();
 
         // Don't want a java.lang.LinkageError for illegal system property.
         //
         // Please don't throw exception in this static block.  Otherwise,
         // java.lang.LinkageError may be thrown during the instantiation of
-        // the provider service. Instead, let's handle the initialization
-        // exception in constructor.
+        // the provider service. Instead, please handle the initialization
+        // exception in the caller's constructor.
         static {
-            // candidates for available protocols
-            ProtocolVersion[] candidates;
-
             String property = AccessController.doPrivileged(
                     new GetPropertyAction(PROPERTY_NAME));
-            if (property == null || property.length() == 0) {
-                // the default enabled client TLS protocols
-                if (SunJSSE.isFIPS()) {
-                    candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
-                        ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
-                        ProtocolVersion.TLS11,
-                        ProtocolVersion.TLS12
-                    };
-                } else {
-                    candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
-                        ProtocolVersion.SSL30,
-                        ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
-                        ProtocolVersion.TLS11,
-                        ProtocolVersion.TLS12
-                    };
-                }
-            } else {
+            if (property != null && property.length() != 0) {
                 // remove double quote marks from beginning/end of the property
                 if (property.length() > 1 && property.charAt(0) == '"' &&
                         property.charAt(property.length() - 1) == '"') {
                     property = property.substring(1, property.length() - 1);
                 }
+            }
 
-                String[] protocols = null;
-                if (property != null && property.length() != 0) {
-                    protocols = property.split(",");
-                } else {
-                    reservedException = new IllegalArgumentException(
-                        "No protocol specified in " +
-                        PROPERTY_NAME + " system property");
-                    protocols = new String[0];
-                }
-
-                candidates = new ProtocolVersion[protocols.length];
+            if (property != null && property.length() != 0) {
+                String[] protocols = property.split(",");
                 for (int i = 0; i < protocols.length; i++) {
                     protocols[i] = protocols[i].trim();
                     // Is it a supported protocol name?
                     try {
-                        candidates[i] = ProtocolVersion.valueOf(protocols[i]);
-                    } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
-                        reservedException = new IllegalArgumentException(
-                            PROPERTY_NAME + ": " + protocols[i] +
-                            " is not a standard SSL/TLS protocol name", iae);
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
+                        ProtocolVersion pro =
+                                ProtocolVersion.valueOf(protocols[i]);
 
-                if ((reservedException == null) && SunJSSE.isFIPS()) {
-                    for (ProtocolVersion protocolVersion : candidates) {
-                        if (ProtocolVersion.SSL20Hello.v == protocolVersion.v ||
-                                ProtocolVersion.SSL30.v == protocolVersion.v) {
+                        if (SunJSSE.isFIPS() &&
+                                ((pro.v == ProtocolVersion.SSL30.v) ||
+                                        (pro.v == ProtocolVersion.SSL20Hello.v))) {
                             reservedException = new IllegalArgumentException(
-                                    PROPERTY_NAME + ": " + protocolVersion +
-                                    " is not FIPS compliant");
+                                    PROPERTY_NAME + ": " + pro +
+                                            " is not FIPS compliant");
+
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        // ignore duplicated protocols
+                        if (!customizedProtocols.contains(pro)) {
+                            customizedProtocols.add(pro);
                         }
+                    } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+                        reservedException = new IllegalArgumentException(
+                                PROPERTY_NAME + ": " + protocols[i] +
+                                        " is not a standard SSL protocol name", iae);
                     }
                 }
             }
+        }
+    }
 
-            defaultClientSSLParams = new SSLParameters();
+    /*
+     * The SSLContext implementation for customized TLS protocols
+     *
+     * @see SSLContext
+     */
+    private static class CustomizedTLSContext extends AbstractTLSContext {
+
+        private static final ProtocolList clientDefaultProtocolList;
+        private static final CipherSuiteList clientDefaultCipherSuiteList;
+
+        private static IllegalArgumentException reservedException = null;
+
+        // Don't want a java.lang.LinkageError for illegal system property.
+        //
+        // Please don't throw exception in this static block.  Otherwise,
+        // java.lang.LinkageError may be thrown during the instantiation of
+        // the provider service. Instead, let's handle the initialization
+        // exception in constructor.
+        static {
+            reservedException = CustomizedSSLProtocols.reservedException;
             if (reservedException == null) {
-                defaultClientSSLParams.setProtocols(
-                    getAvailableProtocols(candidates).toArray(new String[0]));
+                ArrayList<ProtocolVersion>
+                        customizedTLSProtocols = new ArrayList<>();
+                for (ProtocolVersion protocol :
+                        CustomizedSSLProtocols.customizedProtocols) {
+                        customizedTLSProtocols.add(protocol);
+                }
+
+                // candidates for available protocols
+                ProtocolVersion[] candidates;
+                if (customizedTLSProtocols.isEmpty()) {
+                    // Use the default enabled client protocols if no
+                    // customized TLS protocols.
+                    if (SunJSSE.isFIPS()) {
+                        candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                                ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
+                                ProtocolVersion.TLS11,
+                                ProtocolVersion.TLS12
+                        };
+                    } else {
+                        candidates = new ProtocolVersion[] {
+                                ProtocolVersion.SSL30,
+                                ProtocolVersion.TLS10,
+                                ProtocolVersion.TLS11,
+                                ProtocolVersion.TLS12
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // Use the customized TLS protocols.
+                    candidates =
+                            new ProtocolVersion[customizedTLSProtocols.size()];
+                    candidates = customizedTLSProtocols.toArray(candidates);
+                }
+
+                clientDefaultProtocolList = new ProtocolList(
+                        getAvailableProtocols(candidates));
+                clientDefaultCipherSuiteList = getApplicableCipherSuiteList(
+                        clientDefaultProtocolList, true);   // enabled only
+            } else {
+                clientDefaultProtocolList = null;       // unlikely to be used
+                clientDefaultCipherSuiteList = null;    // unlikely to be used
             }
         }
 
-        protected CustomizedSSLContext() {
+        protected CustomizedTLSContext() {
             if (reservedException != null) {
                 throw reservedException;
             }
         }
 
         @Override
-        SSLParameters getDefaultClientSSLParams() {
-            return defaultClientSSLParams;
+        ProtocolList getClientDefaultProtocolList() {
+            return clientDefaultProtocolList;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        CipherSuiteList getClientDefaultCipherSuiteList() {
+            return clientDefaultCipherSuiteList;
         }
     }
 
@@ -709,75 +725,57 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
      *
      * @see SSLContext
      */
-    public static final class TLSContext extends CustomizedSSLContext {
+    public static final class TLSContext extends CustomizedTLSContext {
         // use the default constructor and methods
     }
 
-    /*
-     * The SSLContext implementation for default "Default" algorithm
-     *
-     * @see SSLContext
-     */
-    public static final class DefaultSSLContext extends CustomizedSSLContext {
+    // lazy initialization holder class idiom for static default parameters
+    //
+    // See Effective Java Second Edition: Item 71.
+    private static final class DefaultManagersHolder {
         private static final String NONE = "NONE";
         private static final String P11KEYSTORE = "PKCS11";
 
-        private static volatile SSLContextImpl defaultImpl;
+        private static final TrustManager[] trustManagers;
+        private static final KeyManager[] keyManagers;
 
-        private static TrustManager[] defaultTrustManagers;
-        private static KeyManager[] defaultKeyManagers;
+        static Exception reservedException = null;
 
-        public DefaultSSLContext() throws Exception {
+        static {
+            TrustManager[] tmMediator;
             try {
-                super.engineInit(getDefaultKeyManager(),
-                        getDefaultTrustManager(), null);
+                tmMediator = getTrustManagers();
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                if (debug != null && Debug.isOn("defaultctx")) {
-                    System.out.println("default context init failed: " + e);
-                }
-                throw e;
-            }
-
-            if (defaultImpl == null) {
-                defaultImpl = this;
+                reservedException = e;
+                tmMediator = new TrustManager[0];
             }
-        }
+            trustManagers = tmMediator;
 
-        @Override
-        protected void engineInit(KeyManager[] km, TrustManager[] tm,
-            SecureRandom sr) throws KeyManagementException {
-            throw new KeyManagementException
-                ("Default SSLContext is initialized automatically");
-        }
-
-        static synchronized SSLContextImpl getDefaultImpl() throws Exception {
-            if (defaultImpl == null) {
-                new DefaultSSLContext();
+            if (reservedException == null) {
+                KeyManager[] kmMediator;
+                try {
+                    kmMediator = getKeyManagers();
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    reservedException = e;
+                    kmMediator = new KeyManager[0];
+                }
+                keyManagers = kmMediator;
+            } else {
+                keyManagers = new KeyManager[0];
             }
-            return defaultImpl;
         }
 
-        private static synchronized TrustManager[] getDefaultTrustManager()
-                throws Exception {
-            if (defaultTrustManagers != null) {
-                return defaultTrustManagers;
-            }
-
+        private static TrustManager[] getTrustManagers() throws Exception {
             KeyStore ks =
                 TrustManagerFactoryImpl.getCacertsKeyStore("defaultctx");
 
             TrustManagerFactory tmf = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(
                 TrustManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm());
             tmf.init(ks);
-            defaultTrustManagers = tmf.getTrustManagers();
-            return defaultTrustManagers;
+            return tmf.getTrustManagers();
         }
 
-        private static synchronized KeyManager[] getDefaultKeyManager()
-                throws Exception {
-            if (defaultKeyManagers != null) {
-                return defaultKeyManagers;
-            }
+        private static KeyManager[] getKeyManagers() throws Exception {
 
             final Map<String,String> props = new HashMap<>();
             AccessController.doPrivileged(
@@ -874,11 +872,75 @@ public abstract class SSLContextImpl extends SSLContextSpi {
                 kmf.init(ks, passwd);
             }
 
-            defaultKeyManagers = kmf.getKeyManagers();
-            return defaultKeyManagers;
+            return kmf.getKeyManagers();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // lazy initialization holder class idiom for static default parameters
+    //
+    // See Effective Java Second Edition: Item 71.
+    private static final class DefaultSSLContextHolder {
+
+        private static final SSLContextImpl sslContext;
+        static Exception reservedException = null;
+
+        static {
+            SSLContextImpl mediator = null;
+            if (DefaultManagersHolder.reservedException != null) {
+                reservedException = DefaultManagersHolder.reservedException;
+            } else {
+                try {
+                    mediator = new DefaultSSLContext();
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    reservedException = e;
+                }
+            }
+
+            sslContext = mediator;
         }
     }
 
+    /*
+     * The SSLContext implementation for default "Default" algorithm
+     *
+     * @see SSLContext
+     */
+    public static final class DefaultSSLContext extends CustomizedTLSContext {
+
+        // public constructor for SSLContext.getInstance("Default")
+        public DefaultSSLContext() throws Exception {
+            if (DefaultManagersHolder.reservedException != null) {
+                throw DefaultManagersHolder.reservedException;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                super.engineInit(DefaultManagersHolder.keyManagers,
+                        DefaultManagersHolder.trustManagers, null);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                if (debug != null && Debug.isOn("defaultctx")) {
+                    System.out.println("default context init failed: " + e);
+                }
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void engineInit(KeyManager[] km, TrustManager[] tm,
+                                  SecureRandom sr) throws KeyManagementException {
+            throw new KeyManagementException
+                    ("Default SSLContext is initialized automatically");
+        }
+
+        static SSLContextImpl getDefaultImpl() throws Exception {
+            if (DefaultSSLContextHolder.reservedException != null) {
+                throw DefaultSSLContextHolder.reservedException;
+            }
+
+            return DefaultSSLContextHolder.sslContext;
+        }
+    }
+
+
 }
 
 
