code: public Properties getProperties(String sslAliasName) throws SSLException {
          if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
              Tr.entry(tc, "getProperties", new Object[] { sslAliasName });
  
          SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
          if (sm != null) {
              if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isDebugEnabled()) {
                  Tr.debug(tc, "Performing Java 2 Security Permission Check ...");
                  Tr.debug(tc, "Expecting : " + GET_SSLCONFIG.toString());
              }
              sm.checkPermission(GET_SSLCONFIG);
          }
  
          try {
              // direct selection
              if (sslAliasName != null && sslAliasName.length() > 0) {
                  Properties directSelectionProperties = SSLConfigManager.getInstance().getProperties(sslAliasName);
  
                  if (directSelectionProperties != null) {
                      if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
                          Tr.exit(tc, "getProperties -> direct");
                      return directSelectionProperties;
                  }
              }
          } catch (Exception e) {
              FFDCFilter.processException(e, getClass().getName(), "getProperties", this);
              if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
                  Tr.exit(tc, "The following exception occurred in getProperties().", new Object[] { e });
              throw asSSLException(e);
          }
  
          if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isEntryEnabled())
              Tr.exit(tc, "getProperties -> null");
          return null;
      }
docs: <p>
  This method returns the SSL properties given a specific SSL configuration
  alias.
  </p>
  <p>
  When Java 2 Security is enabled, access to call this method requires
  WebSphereRuntimePermission "getSSLConfig" to be granted.
  </p>
  
  @param sslAliasName - Name of the SSL configuration to get properties for.
  @return Properties
  @throws com.ibm.websphere.ssl.SSLException
  
  @ibm-api