[sr-dev] git:master: tls: note that SSLv3 should not be used if high security is needed

Module: sip-router Branch: master Commit: 5fe0d14745303c61d3fafe9decbb735d5424a442 URL: http://git.sip-router.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/sip-router/?a=commit;h=5fe0d14… Author: Daniel-Constantin Mierla &lt;miconda(a)gmail.com&gt; Committer: Daniel-Constantin Mierla &lt;miconda(a)gmail.com&gt; Date: Tue Oct 21 16:32:26 2014 +0200 tls: note that SSLv3 should not be used if high security is needed - the note was already for SSLv2 --- modules/tls/README | 6 ++++-- modules/tls/doc/params.xml | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/tls/README b/modules/tls/README index 09be2bf..713a65e 100644 --- a/modules/tls/README +++ b/modules/tls/README @@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ Revoking a certificate and using a CRL with openssl/libssl v1.0.1) * TLSv1 - only TLSv1 connections are accepted. This is the default value. - * SSLv3 - only SSLv3 connections are accepted + * SSLv3 - only SSLv3 connections are accepted. Note: you shouldn't + use SSLv3 for anything which should be highly secure. * SSLv2 - only SSLv2 connections, for old clients. Note: you shouldn't use SSLv2 for anything which should be highly secure. Newer versions of libssl don't include support for it anymore. @@ -517,7 +518,8 @@ Revoking a certificate and using a CRL message must be V2 (in the initial hello all the supported protocols are advertised enabling switching to a higher and more secure version). This means connections from SSLv3 or TLSv1 clients - will be accepted. + will be accepted. Note: you shouldn't use SSLv2 or SSLv3 for + anything which should be highly secure. If rfc3261 conformance is desired, TLSv1 must be used. For compatibility with older clients SSLv23 is a good option. diff --git a/modules/tls/doc/params.xml b/modules/tls/doc/params.xml index 46de16f..a6e5808 100644 --- a/modules/tls/doc/params.xml +++ b/modules/tls/doc/params.xml @@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>SSLv3</emphasis> - only SSLv3 connections are accepted + <emphasis>SSLv3</emphasis> - only SSLv3 connections are accepted. + Note: you shouldn't use SSLv3 for anything which should be highly secure. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ message must be V2 (in the initial hello all the supported protocols are advertised enabling switching to a higher and more secure version). This means connections from SSLv3 or TLSv1 clients will be accepted. + Note: you shouldn't use SSLv2 or SSLv3 for anything which should be highly secure. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist>