Java 8 Update 31 disables SSLv3 support as default. Due to the disabled SSLv3, Blancco Erasure clients are not able to communicate with Management Console 3 anymore.

If Java 8 update 31 has been installed, the SSLv3 has to be enabled manually:

1. Go to Java installation folder.
2. Open {JRE_HOME}\lib\security\java.security -file in text editor.
3. Go to the last line.
4. Delete or comment out the following line "jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3".
5. Restart the MC service or reboot the server.

The issue also occurs in Linux environments (Openjdk 1.7.0.75.). The solution is similar: Remove the last line: "jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3".