diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnector.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnector.java
index 682cb8a161..e677e1d9d5 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnector.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnector.java
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ import io.netty.util.ResourceLeakDetector;
 import io.netty.util.ResourceLeakDetector.Level;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.GlobalEventExecutor;
-import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.config.ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQException;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.client.ActiveMQClientLogger;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.client.ActiveMQClientMessageBundle;
@@ -123,6 +122,9 @@ import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 
 import static org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.Base64.encodeBytes;
 
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.config.ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactoryProvider;
+
 public class NettyConnector extends AbstractConnector {
 
    public static String NIO_CONNECTOR_TYPE = "NIO";
@@ -674,22 +676,10 @@ public class NettyConnector extends AbstractConnector {
                                       String truststoreProvider,
                                       String truststorePath,
                                       String truststorePassword) throws Exception {
-      SSLContext context;
-      if (useDefaultSslContext) {
-         context = SSLContext.getDefault();
-      } else {
-         context = new SSLSupport()
-            .setKeystoreProvider(keystoreProvider)
-            .setKeystorePath(keystorePath)
-            .setKeystorePassword(keystorePassword)
-            .setTruststoreProvider(truststoreProvider)
-            .setTruststorePath(truststorePath)
-            .setTruststorePassword(truststorePassword)
-            .setTrustAll(trustAll)
-            .setCrlPath(crlPath)
-            .setTrustManagerFactoryPlugin(trustManagerFactoryPlugin)
-            .createContext();
-      }
+      SSLContext context = SSLContextFactoryProvider.getSSLContextFactory().getSSLContext(configuration,
+              keystoreProvider, keystorePath, keystorePassword,
+           truststoreProvider, truststorePath, truststorePassword,
+           crlPath, trustManagerFactoryPlugin, trustAll);
       Subject subject = null;
       if (kerb5Config != null) {
          LoginContext loginContext = new LoginContext(kerb5Config);
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/TransportConstants.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/TransportConstants.java
index d5b12ce100..7f304e1d91 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/TransportConstants.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/TransportConstants.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public class TransportConstants {
 
    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TransportConstants.class);
 
+   public static final String SSL_CONTEXT_PROP_NAME = "sslContext";
+
    public static final String SSL_ENABLED_PROP_NAME = "sslEnabled";
 
    public static final String SSL_KRB5_CONFIG_PROP_NAME = "sslKrb5Config";
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/ssl/CachingSSLContextFactory.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/ssl/CachingSSLContextFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fce20b394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/ssl/CachingSSLContextFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.netty.TransportConstants;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ConfigurationHelper;
+
+/**
+ * SSLContextFactory providing a cache of SSLContext.
+ * Since SSLContext should be reused instead of recreated and are thread safe.
+ * To activate it uou need to allow this Service to be discovered by having a
+ * <code>META-INF/services/org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory</code>
+ * file with <code> org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl.CachingSSLContextFactory</code>
+ * as value.
+ */
+public class CachingSSLContextFactory extends DefaultSSLContextFactory {
+
+   private static final Map<String, SSLContext> SSL_CONTEXTS = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<>());
+
+   @Override
+   public void clearSSLContexts() {
+      SSL_CONTEXTS.clear();
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public SSLContext getSSLContext(Map<String, Object> configuration,
+           String keystoreProvider, String keystorePath, String keystorePassword,
+           String truststoreProvider, String truststorePath, String truststorePassword,
+           String crlPath, String trustManagerFactoryPlugin, boolean trustAll) throws Exception {
+      String sslContextName = getSSLContextName(configuration, keystorePath, keystoreProvider, truststorePath, truststoreProvider);
+      if (!SSL_CONTEXTS.containsKey(sslContextName)) {
+         SSL_CONTEXTS.put(sslContextName, createSSLContext(configuration,
+              keystoreProvider, keystorePath, keystorePassword,
+              truststoreProvider, truststorePath, truststorePassword,
+              crlPath, trustManagerFactoryPlugin, trustAll));
+      }
+      return SSL_CONTEXTS.get(sslContextName);
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Obtain the sslContextName :
+    *  - if available the 'sslContext' from the configuration
+    *  - otherwise if available the keyStorePath + '_' + keystoreProvider
+    *  - otherwise the truststorePath + '_' + truststoreProvider.
+    * @param configuration
+    * @param keyStorePath
+    * @param keystoreProvider
+    * @param truststorePath
+    * @param truststoreProvider
+    * @return the ley associated to the SSLContext.
+    */
+   protected String getSSLContextName(Map<String, Object> configuration, String keyStorePath, String keystoreProvider, String truststorePath, String truststoreProvider) {
+      String sslContextName = ConfigurationHelper.getStringProperty(TransportConstants.SSL_CONTEXT_PROP_NAME, null, configuration);
+      if (sslContextName == null) {
+         if (keyStorePath != null) {
+            return keyStorePath + '_' + keystoreProvider;
+         }
+         return truststorePath + '_' + truststoreProvider;
+      }
+      return sslContextName;
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public int getPriority() {
+      return 10;
+   }
+}
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/ssl/DefaultSSLContextFactory.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/ssl/DefaultSSLContextFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..133cc20159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/ssl/DefaultSSLContextFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.netty.TransportConstants;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ConfigurationHelper;
+
+/**
+ * Simple SSLContextFactory for use in NettyConnector and NettyAcceptor.
+ */
+public class DefaultSSLContextFactory implements SSLContextFactory {
+
+
+   @Override
+   public SSLContext getSSLContext(Map<String, Object> configuration,
+           String keystoreProvider, String keystorePath, String keystorePassword,
+           String truststoreProvider, String truststorePath, String truststorePassword,
+           String crlPath, String trustManagerFactoryPlugin, boolean trustAll) throws Exception {
+      return createSSLContext(configuration,
+              keystoreProvider, keystorePath, keystorePassword,
+              truststoreProvider, truststorePath, truststorePassword,
+              crlPath, trustManagerFactoryPlugin, trustAll);
+   }
+
+   protected SSLContext createSSLContext(Map<String, Object> configuration,
+           String keystoreProvider, String keystorePath, String keystorePassword,
+           String truststoreProvider, String truststorePath, String truststorePassword,
+           String crlPath, String trustManagerFactoryPlugin, boolean trustAll) throws Exception {
+      if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+         final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+         configuration.forEach((k, v) -> builder.append("\r\n").append(k).append("=").append(v));
+         log.debugf("Creating SSL context with configuration %s", builder.toString());
+      }
+      boolean useDefaultSslContext = ConfigurationHelper.getBooleanProperty(TransportConstants.USE_DEFAULT_SSL_CONTEXT_PROP_NAME, TransportConstants.DEFAULT_USE_DEFAULT_SSL_CONTEXT, configuration);
+      if (useDefaultSslContext) {
+         return SSLContext.getDefault();
+      }
+      return new SSLSupport()
+              .setKeystoreProvider(keystoreProvider)
+              .setKeystorePath(keystorePath)
+              .setKeystorePassword(keystorePassword)
+              .setTruststoreProvider(truststoreProvider)
+              .setTruststorePath(truststorePath)
+              .setTruststorePassword(truststorePassword)
+              .setTrustAll(trustAll)
+              .setCrlPath(crlPath)
+              .setTrustManagerFactoryPlugin(trustManagerFactoryPlugin)
+              .createContext();
+   }
+   @Override
+   public int getPriority() {
+      return 5;
+   }
+}
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/ssl/SSLContextFactory.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/ssl/SSLContextFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..436092d84c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/ssl/SSLContextFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * Service interface to create a SSLContext for a configuration.
+ * This is NOT used by OpenSSL.
+ * To create and use your own implementation you need to create a file
+ * <code>META-INF/services/org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory</code>
+ * in your jar and fill it with the full qualified name of your implementation.
+ */
+public interface SSLContextFactory extends Comparable<SSLContextFactory> {
+   Logger log = Logger.getLogger(SSLContextFactory.class);
+
+   /**
+    * Obtain a SSLContext from the configuration.
+    * @param configuration
+    * @param keystoreProvider
+    * @param keystorePath
+    * @param keystorePassword
+    * @param truststoreProvider
+    * @param truststorePath
+    * @param truststorePassword
+    * @param crlPath
+    * @param trustManagerFactoryPlugin
+    * @param trustAll
+    * @return a SSLContext instance.
+    * @throws Exception
+    */
+   SSLContext getSSLContext(Map<String, Object> configuration,
+           String keystoreProvider, String keystorePath, String keystorePassword,
+           String truststoreProvider, String truststorePath, String truststorePassword,
+           String crlPath, String trustManagerFactoryPlugin, boolean trustAll) throws Exception;
+
+   default void clearSSLContexts() {
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * The priority for the SSLContextFactory when resolving the service to get the implementation.
+    * This is used when selecting the implementation when several implementations are loaded.
+    * The highest priority implementation will be used.
+    * @return the priority.
+    */
+   int getPriority();
+
+   @Override
+   default int compareTo(SSLContextFactory other) {
+      return this.getPriority() - other.getPriority();
+   }
+}
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/ssl/SSLContextFactoryProvider.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/ssl/SSLContextFactoryProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb3f3bf271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/ssl/SSLContextFactoryProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ServiceLoader;
+
+/**
+ * Provider that loads the SSLContextFactory services and return the one with the highest priority.
+ * This is only used to provide SSLContext, so it doesn't support OpenSSL.
+ */
+public class SSLContextFactoryProvider {
+   private static final SSLContextFactory factory;
+   static {
+      ServiceLoader<SSLContextFactory> loader = ServiceLoader.load(SSLContextFactory.class, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
+      final List<SSLContextFactory> factories = new ArrayList<>();
+      loader.forEach(factories::add);
+      Collections.sort(factories);
+      factory = factories.get(factories.size() - 1);
+   }
+   /**
+    * @return the SSLContextFactory with the higher priority.
+    */
+   public static SSLContextFactory getSSLContextFactory() {
+      return factory;
+   }
+}
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory b/artemis-core-client/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..047f434e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl.DefaultSSLContextFactory 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyAcceptor.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyAcceptor.java
index d207fdf21f..716123a86f 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyAcceptor.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyAcceptor.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.protocol.ProtocolManager;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.BufferHandler;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.Connection;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ServerConnectionLifeCycleListener;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactoryProvider;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ActiveMQThreadFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ConfigurationHelper;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.collections.TypedProperties;
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ public class NettyAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
    // only for testing purposes
    public void setKeyStorePath(String keyStorePath) {
       this.keyStorePath = keyStorePath;
+      this.configuration.put(TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PATH_PROP_NAME, keyStorePath);
    }
 
    /**
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ public class NettyAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
 
    public synchronized SslHandler getSslHandler(ByteBufAllocator alloc, String peerHost, int peerPort) throws Exception {
       SSLEngine engine;
-      if (sslProvider.equals(TransportConstants.OPENSSL_PROVIDER)) {
+      if (TransportConstants.OPENSSL_PROVIDER.equals(sslProvider)) {
          engine = loadOpenSslEngine(alloc, peerHost, peerPort);
       } else {
          engine = loadJdkSslEngine(peerHost, peerPort);
@@ -594,21 +596,13 @@ public class NettyAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
    private SSLEngine loadJdkSslEngine(String peerHost, int peerPort) throws Exception {
       final SSLContext context;
       try {
-         if (kerb5Config == null && keyStorePath == null && TransportConstants.DEFAULT_TRUSTSTORE_PROVIDER.equals(keyStoreProvider))
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("If \"" + TransportConstants.SSL_ENABLED_PROP_NAME + "\" is true then \"" + TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PATH_PROP_NAME + "\" must be non-null " + "unless an alternative \"" + TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PROVIDER_PROP_NAME + "\" has been specified.");
-         context = new SSLSupport()
-            .setKeystoreProvider(keyStoreProvider)
-            .setKeystorePath(keyStorePath)
-            .setKeystorePassword(keyStorePassword)
-            .setTruststoreProvider(trustStoreProvider)
-            .setTruststorePath(trustStorePath)
-            .setTruststorePassword(trustStorePassword)
-            .setCrlPath(crlPath)
-            .setTrustManagerFactoryPlugin(trustManagerFactoryPlugin)
-            .createContext();
+         checkSSLConfiguration();
+         context =  SSLContextFactoryProvider.getSSLContextFactory().getSSLContext(configuration,
+                 keyStoreProvider, keyStorePath, keyStorePassword,
+                 trustStoreProvider, trustStorePath, trustStorePassword,
+                 crlPath, trustManagerFactoryPlugin, TransportConstants.DEFAULT_TRUST_ALL);
       } catch (Exception e) {
-         IllegalStateException ise = new IllegalStateException("Unable to create NettyAcceptor for " + host + ":" + port);
-         ise.initCause(e);
+         IllegalStateException ise = new IllegalStateException("Unable to create NettyAcceptor for " + host + ":" + port, e);
          throw ise;
       }
       Subject subject = null;
@@ -631,11 +625,19 @@ public class NettyAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
       return engine;
    }
 
+   private void checkSSLConfiguration() throws IllegalArgumentException {
+      if (configuration.containsKey(TransportConstants.SSL_CONTEXT_PROP_NAME)) {
+         return;
+      }
+      if (kerb5Config == null && keyStorePath == null && TransportConstants.DEFAULT_TRUSTSTORE_PROVIDER.equals(keyStoreProvider)) {
+         throw new IllegalArgumentException("If \"" + TransportConstants.SSL_ENABLED_PROP_NAME + "\" is true then \"" + TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PATH_PROP_NAME + "\" must be non-null " + "unless an alternative \"" + TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PROVIDER_PROP_NAME + "\" has been specified.");
+      }
+   }
+
    private SSLEngine loadOpenSslEngine(ByteBufAllocator alloc, String peerHost, int peerPort) throws Exception {
       final SslContext context;
       try {
-         if (kerb5Config == null && keyStorePath == null && TransportConstants.DEFAULT_TRUSTSTORE_PROVIDER.equals(keyStoreProvider))
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("If \"" + TransportConstants.SSL_ENABLED_PROP_NAME + "\" is true then \"" + TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PATH_PROP_NAME + "\" must be non-null " + "unless an alternative \"" + TransportConstants.KEYSTORE_PROVIDER_PROP_NAME + "\" has been specified.");
+         checkSSLConfiguration();
          context = new SSLSupport()
             .setKeystoreProvider(keyStoreProvider)
             .setKeystorePath(keyStorePath)
@@ -647,8 +649,7 @@ public class NettyAcceptor extends AbstractAcceptor {
             .setTrustManagerFactoryPlugin(trustManagerFactoryPlugin)
             .createNettyContext();
       } catch (Exception e) {
-         IllegalStateException ise = new IllegalStateException("Unable to create NettyAcceptor for " + host + ":" + port);
-         ise.initCause(e);
+         IllegalStateException ise = new IllegalStateException("Unable to create NettyAcceptor for " + host + ":" + port, e);
          throw ise;
       }
       Subject subject = null;
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/server/impl/RemotingServiceImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/server/impl/RemotingServiceImpl.java
index ca5093448f..d77f9a38d1 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/server/impl/RemotingServiceImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/server/impl/RemotingServiceImpl.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.AcceptorFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.BufferHandler;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.Connection;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ServerConnectionLifeCycleListener;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactoryProvider;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ActiveMQThreadFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ConfigurationHelper;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ReusableLatch;
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ public class RemotingServiceImpl implements RemotingService, ServerConnectionLif
       if (!started) {
          return;
       }
+      SSLContextFactoryProvider.getSSLContextFactory().clearSSLContexts();
 
       failureCheckAndFlushThread.close(criticalError);
 
diff --git a/docs/user-manual/en/configuring-transports.md b/docs/user-manual/en/configuring-transports.md
index ce13166dce..40f844a5da 100644
--- a/docs/user-manual/en/configuring-transports.md
+++ b/docs/user-manual/en/configuring-transports.md
@@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ Please see the examples for a full working example of using Netty SSL.
 Netty SSL uses all the same properties as Netty TCP but adds the following
 additional properties:
 
+- `sslContext`
+
+A key that can be used in conjunction with `org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl.CachingSSLContextFactory`
+to cache created SSLContext and avoid recreating. Look [Configuring a SSLContextFactory](#Configuring a SSLContextFactory)
+for more details.
+
 - `sslEnabled`
 
   Must be `true` to enable SSL. Default is `false`.
@@ -490,6 +496,24 @@ additional properties:
   [broker's classpath](using-server.md#adding-runtime-dependencies).
 
 
+#### Configuring a SSLContextFactory
+
+If you have a `JDK` provider you can configure which SSLContextFactory to use.
+Currently we provide two implementations: 
+- `org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl.DefaultSSLContextFactory`
+- `org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl.CachingSSLContextFactory`
+but you can also add your own implementation of `org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory`.
+
+The implementations are loaded by a ServiceLoader, thus you need to declare your implementation in
+a `META-INF/services/org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory` file.
+If several implementations are available, the one with the highest `priority` will be selected.
+So for example, if you want to use `org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl.CachingSSLContextFactory`
+you need to add a `META-INF/services/org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.ssl.SSLContextFactory` file
+to your classpath with the content `org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.remoting.impl.ssl.CachingSSLContextFactory`.
+
+**Note:** This mechanism doesn't work if you have selected `OPENSSL` as provider.
+
+
 ### Configuring Netty HTTP
 
 Netty HTTP tunnels packets over the HTTP protocol. It can be useful in