Change the SSLCipherSuite default to a shorter, whitelist

oriented definition, and add an example for a speed-optimized
configuration (commented out by default).

In the SSL How-To, streamline the SSLCipherSuite examples where
applicable (explicitly banning EXP and NULL is not needed when
only HIGH is specified).

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@1203752 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

diff --git a/docs/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf.in b/docs/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf.in
index 144dfe7cc1238a34506c17ed8db9345c50972030..1e822a31a189d0bffda939940c412a2f2c1aaabc 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf.in
+++ b/docs/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf.in
@@ -48,12 +48,19 @@ Listen @@SSLPort@@
 #   SSL Cipher Suite:
 #   List the ciphers that the client is permitted to negotiate.
 #   See the mod_ssl documentation for a complete list.
-SSLCipherSuite RC4-SHA:AES128-SHA:ALL:!aNULL:!EXP:!LOW:!MD5:!SSLV2:!NULL
-
-#   SSL Cipher Honor Order:
-#   On a busy HTTPS server you may want to enable this directive
-#   to force clients to use one of the faster ciphers like RC4-SHA
-#   or AES128-SHA in the order defined by SSLCipherSuite.
+SSLCipherSuite HIGH:MEDIUM:!aNULL:!MD5
+
+#   Speed-optimized SSL Cipher configuration:
+#   If speed is your main concern (on busy HTTPS servers e.g.),
+#   you might want to force clients to specific, performance
+#   optimized ciphers. In this case, prepend those ciphers
+#   to the SSLCipherSuite list, and enable SSLHonorCipherOrder.
+#   Caveat: by giving precedence to RC4-SHA and AES128-SHA
+#   (as in the example below), most connections will no longer
+#   have perfect forward secrecy - if the server's key is
+#   compromised, captures of past or future traffic must be
+#   considered compromised, too.
+#SSLCipherSuite RC4-SHA:AES128-SHA:HIGH:MEDIUM:!aNULL:!MD5
 #SSLHonorCipherOrder on 
 
 #   Pass Phrase Dialog:

diff --git a/docs/manual/ssl/ssl_howto.xml b/docs/manual/ssl/ssl_howto.xml
index 6ac014641c57b1cf1f5c26bb8ab76998116620e9..e69b311064e32e92b2858d94833544e85b05a15e 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/manual/ssl/ssl_howto.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/ssl/ssl_howto.xml
@@ -66,21 +66,17 @@ requires a strong cipher for access to a particular URL?</a></li>
 only?</title>
     <p>The following enables only the strongest ciphers:</p>
     <example><title>httpd.conf</title>
-      SSLProtocol all -SSLv2<br />
-      SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!aNULL:!EXP:!MD5:!NULL<br />
+      SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5<br />
     </example>
 
-    <p>While with the following configuration you enable two ciphers
-    which are resonably secure, and fast:</p>
+    <p>While with the following configuration you specify a preference
+    for specific speed-optimized ciphers (which will be selected by
+    mod_ssl, provided that they are supported by the client):</p>
 
     <example><title>httpd.conf</title>
-      SSLProtocol all -SSLv2<br />
-      SSLCipherSuite RC4-SHA:AES128-SHA:HIGH:!aNULL:!EXP:!MD5:!NULL<br />
+      SSLCipherSuite RC4-SHA:AES128-SHA:HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5<br />
       SSLHonorCipherOrder on
     </example>
-
-    <p>This strongly reflects the default value of <directive module="mod_ssl"
-    >SSLCipherSuite</directive> and is the recommanded way to configure it.</p>
 </section>
 
 <section id="strongurl">
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ URL?</title>
       &lt;Location /strong/area&gt;<br />
       # but https://hostname/strong/area/ and below<br />
       # requires strong ciphers<br />
-      SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!aNULL:!EXP:!MD5:!NULL<br />
+      SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5<br />
       &lt;/Location&gt;
     </example>
 </section>