Making sure SSLv2 is disabled in Apache (and Nginx)

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:06:38 +0000

Edit Jan 24, 2012: Deleted all the crap from this story and just left the recommended Apache and Nginx SSL cipher suites for maximum security without SSLv2 and without BEAST vulnerability (at least according to Qualys). Apache httpd

SSLProtocol -ALL +SSLv3 +TLSv1
SSLCipherSuite ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:AES256-SHA256:RC4:HIGH:!MD5:!aNULL:!EDH:!AESGCM;
SSLHonorCipherOrder on

nginx

ssl_protocols SSLv3 TLSv1;
 ssl_ciphers ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:AES256-SHA256:RC4:HIGH:!MD5:!aNULL:!EDH:!AESGCM;
 ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;

Source:

Qualys
SSL checker

Beast on Evan Hoffman

Making sure SSLv2 is disabled in Apache (and Nginx)