The SSLREQCERT SSL environment variable is not honored in SAS® Viya® LTS 2025.09 and later


Beginning in SAS Viya LTS 2025.09, the SSLREQCERT SAS environment variable is ignored when you set the variable to ALLOW:

OPTIONS SET=SSLREQCERT ALLOW;

Verify the Environment Variable Setting

You can confirm that the environment variable is set by executing the following SAS code:

%put &sysget(SSLREQCERT);

Enhanced Logging Observation

If you enable TRACE‑level logging for the App.tk.eam.ssl logger (as shown below), the log shows that the SSLREQCERT value is not recognized:

%log4sas(); 
%log4sas_logger('App.tk.eam.ssl', 'level=trace');

The following message occurs in the log:

ClientContextInit: SSLREQCERT not set. Assuming DEMAND

There is no workaround for this issue.

A patch for SAS Viya LTS 2025.09 is available. See Apply a Patch Update for additional information.