[PATCH 2/2] increased default TLS security setting

[email protected] (Matt Simerson)
Newsgroups perl.qpsmtpd
Message-ID <[email protected]>
switched default TLS security in config/tls_ciphers from HIGH to HIGH:!SSLv2. Added note for how to set the minimum level of security necessary for PCI compliance.
---
 config.sample/tls_ciphers |    8 +++++++-
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config.sample/tls_ciphers b/config.sample/tls_ciphers
index e889731..7bb0204 100644
--- a/config.sample/tls_ciphers
+++ b/config.sample/tls_ciphers
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 # Override default security using suitable string from available ciphers at 
 # L<http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/ciphers.html#CIPHER_STRINGS>
 # See plugins/tls for details.
-HIGH
+#
+# HIGH is a reasonable default that should satisfy most installations
+HIGH:!SSLv2
+#
+# if you have legacy clients that require less secure connections,
+# consider using this less secure, but PCI compliant setting:
+#DEFAULT:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!SSLv2:+HIGH:+MEDIUM
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