Fixed incorrectly set SSLFIPSREQUIRED parameter in connection factory. Qflex should be using CipherSuites and you need to be setting CipherSpec value on the channel side. The problem seems to be coming from incorrectly set SSLFIPSREQUIRED parameter in the table below.   ﻿https://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wmqv7/v7r0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.mq.csqzaw.doc%2Fjm34740_.htm