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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="SSLProtocol" id="SSLProtocol">SSLProtocol</a> <a name="sslprotocol" id="sslprotocol">Directive</a></h2>
<table class="directive">
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Configure usable SSL protocol flavors</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Configure usable SSL protocol versions</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>SSLProtocol all</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>Options</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_ssl</td></tr>
</table>
<p>
-This directive can be used to control the SSL protocol flavors mod_ssl should
-use when establishing its server environment. Clients then can only connect
-with one of the provided protocols.</p>
+This directive can be used to control which versions of the SSL protocol
+will be accepted in new connections.</p>
<p>
The available (case-insensitive) <em>protocol</em>s are:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>All</code>
<p>
This is a shortcut for ``<code>+SSLv2 +SSLv3 +TLSv1</code>'' and a
- convinient way for enabling all protocols except one when used in
+ convenient way for enabling all protocols except one when used in
combination with the minus sign on a protocol as the example above
shows.</p></li>
</ul>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#ssloptions">SSLOptions [+|-]<em>option</em> ...</a></td><td></td><td>svdh</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure various SSL engine run-time options</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslpassphrasedialog">SSLPassPhraseDialog <em>type</em></a></td><td> builtin </td><td>s</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Type of pass phrase dialog for encrypted private
keys</td></tr>
-<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol flavors</td></tr>
+<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol versions</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatefile">SSLProxyCACertificateFile <em>file-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA Certificates
for Remote Server Auth</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatepath">SSLProxyCACertificatePath <em>directory-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">Directory of PEM-encoded CA Certificates for
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#ssloptions">SSLOptions [+|-]<em>option</em> ...</a></td><td></td><td>svdh</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure various SSL engine run-time options</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslpassphrasedialog">SSLPassPhraseDialog <em>type</em></a></td><td> builtin </td><td>s</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">Type of pass phrase dialog for encrypted private
keys</td></tr>
-<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol flavors</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol versions</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatefile">SSLProxyCACertificateFile <em>file-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA Certificates
for Remote Server Auth</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatepath">SSLProxyCACertificatePath <em>directory-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Directory of PEM-encoded CA Certificates for
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#ssloptions">SSLOptions [+|-]<em>option</em> ...</a></td><td></td><td>svdh</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure various SSL engine run-time options</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslpassphrasedialog">SSLPassPhraseDialog <em>type</em></a></td><td> builtin </td><td>s</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">Type of pass phrase dialog for encrypted private
keys</td></tr>
-<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol flavors</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol versions</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatefile">SSLProxyCACertificateFile <em>file-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA Certificates
for Remote Server Auth</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatepath">SSLProxyCACertificatePath <em>directory-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Directory of PEM-encoded CA Certificates for
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#ssloptions">SSLOptions [+|-]<em>option</em> ...</a></td><td></td><td>svdh</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure various SSL engine run-time options</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslpassphrasedialog">SSLPassPhraseDialog <em>type</em></a></td><td> builtin </td><td>s</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">Type of pass phrase dialog for encrypted private
keys</td></tr>
-<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol flavors</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol versions</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatefile">SSLProxyCACertificateFile <em>file-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA Certificates
for Remote Server Auth</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatepath">SSLProxyCACertificatePath <em>directory-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Directory of PEM-encoded CA Certificates for
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#ssloptions">SSLOptions [+|-]<em>option</em> ...</a></td><td></td><td>svdh</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure various SSL engine run-time options</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslpassphrasedialog">SSLPassPhraseDialog <em>type</em></a></td><td> builtin </td><td>s</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">Type of pass phrase dialog for encrypted private
keys</td></tr>
-<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol flavors</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol">SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</a></td><td> all </td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Configure usable SSL protocol versions</td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatefile">SSLProxyCACertificateFile <em>file-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="descr" colspan="4">File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA Certificates
for Remote Server Auth</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="mod_ssl.html#sslproxycacertificatepath">SSLProxyCACertificatePath <em>directory-path</em></a></td><td></td><td>sv</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td class="descr" colspan="4">Directory of PEM-encoded CA Certificates for