From: Joe Orton Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:30:37 +0000 (+0000) Subject: * mod_ssl.xml: Document the SSL_SECURE_RENEG envvar, and SSLInsecureRenegotiation. X-Git-Tag: 2.3.6~526 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e1aee30233bb7854a82480e04eb72423d670e8c0;p=thirdparty%2Fapache%2Fhttpd.git * mod_ssl.xml: Document the SSL_SECURE_RENEG envvar, and SSLInsecureRenegotiation. git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@906067 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml index fe2862750e0..6eee29ca058 100644 --- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ compatibility variables.

SSL_PROTOCOL string The SSL protocol version (SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1) SSL_SESSION_ID string The hex-encoded SSL session id SSL_SESSION_RESUMED string Initial or Resumed SSL Session. Note: multiple requests may be served over the same (Initial or Resumed) SSL session if HTTP KeepAlive is in use +SSL_SECURE_RENEG string true if secure renegotiation is supported, else false SSL_CIPHER string The cipher specification name SSL_CIPHER_EXPORT string true if cipher is an export cipher SSL_CIPHER_USEKEYSIZE number Number of cipher bits (actually used) @@ -1773,4 +1774,37 @@ certificate being validated references an OCSP responder.

+ +SSLInsecureRenegotiation +Option to enable support for insecure renegotiation +SSLInsecureRenegotiation flag +server config +virtual host +Available in httpd 2.3 and later, if using OpenSSL 1.0.0 Beta 5 or later + + +

As originally specified, all versions of the SSL and TLS protocols +(up to and including TLS/1.2) were vulnerable to a Man-in-the-Middle +attack +(CVE-2009-3555) +during a renegotiation. This vulnerability allowed an attacker to +"prefix" a chosen plaintext to the HTTP request as seen by the web +server. A protocol extension was developed which fixed this +vulnerability if supported by both client and server.

+ +

If mod_ssl is linked against OpenSSL version 1.0.0 +Beta 5 or later, by default renegotiation is only supported with +clients supporting the new protocol extension. If this directive is +enabled, renegotiation will be allowed with old (unpatched) clients. +SSL connections will be vulnerable to the prefix attack as described +above if this directive is enabled. The SSL_SECURE_RENEG +variable can be used to determine whether secure renegotiation is +supported for a given SSL connection.

+ +Example +SSLInsecureRenegotiation on + +
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+