Re: Disable SSLv3 and set cipher list for bozohttpd

Joerg Sonnenberger <[email protected]> Tue, 8 Dec 2015 23:23:20 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.devel.security
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 10:07:12PM -0500, [email protected] wrote:
> I chose an intermediate compatibility cipher list as suggested by
> Mozilla[2] and included it below. I'm sure that the patch below
> needs some work (if its even usable as-is) but my main intention
> was to start a discussion and find the best way to implement the
> change if it makes sense.

I have some serious concerns about the cipher order. AES-GCM should only
be used as default choice if there is hardware acceleration for it.
The resistence against timing attacks is very questionable otherwise.

Joerg