How to - Hardening Apache SSL

Hardening APACHE SSL

Disable SSLv2

  • Add this line (or edit if it's exists) to the httpd.conf or ssl.conf file:

SSLProtocol -ALL +SSLv3 +TLSv1

 

Disable Null Cipher and Weak Ciphers

  • Add this line (or edit if it's exists) to the httpd.conf or ssl.conf file:

SSLCipherSuite ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!LOW:!EXP:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM

 

Restart APACHE

  • Run the command:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart