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<modulesynopsis metafile="mod_ssl.xml.meta">
<name>mod_ssl</name>
<description>Strong cryptography using the Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols</description>
<status>Extension</status>
<identifier>ssl_module</identifier>
<summary>
HTTP Server. It was contributed by Ralf S. Engeschall based on his
mod_ssl project and originally derived from work by Ben Laurie.</p>
to provide the cryptography engine.</p>
<p>Further details, discussion, and examples are provided in the
</summary>
<section id="envvars"><title>Environment Variables</title>
<p>This module provides a lot of SSL information as additional environment
variables to the SSI and CGI namespace. The generated variables are listed in
the table below. For backward compatibility the information can
be made available under different names, too. Look in the <a
href="/ssl/ssl_compat.html">Compatibility</a> chapter for details on the
compatibility variables.</p>
<table border="1">
<columnspec><column width=".3"/><column width=".2"/><column width=".5"/>
</columnspec>
<tr>
<th><a name="table3">Variable Name:</a></th>
<th>Value Type:</th>
<th>Description:</th>
</tr>
<tr><td><code>HTTPS</code></td> <td>flag</td> <td>HTTPS is being used.</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_PROTOCOL</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The SSL protocol version (SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SESSION_ID</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The hex-encoded SSL session id</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SESSION_RESUMED</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>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</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SECURE_RENEG</code></td> <td>string</td> <td><code>true</code> if secure renegotiation is supported, else <code>false</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CIPHER</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The cipher specification name</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CIPHER_EXPORT</code></td> <td>string</td> <td><code>true</code> if cipher is an export cipher</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CIPHER_USEKEYSIZE</code></td> <td>number</td> <td>Number of cipher bits (actually used)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CIPHER_ALGKEYSIZE</code></td> <td>number</td> <td>Number of cipher bits (possible)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_COMPRESS_METHOD</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>SSL compression method negotiated</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_VERSION_INTERFACE</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The mod_ssl program version</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_VERSION_LIBRARY</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The OpenSSL program version</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_M_VERSION</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The version of the client certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_M_SERIAL</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The serial of the client certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_S_DN</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Subject DN in client's certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_S_DN_</code><em>x509</em></td> <td>string</td> <td>Component of client's Subject DN</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_I_DN</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Issuer DN of client's certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_I_DN_</code><em>x509</em></td> <td>string</td> <td>Component of client's Issuer DN</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_V_START</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Validity of client's certificate (start time)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_V_END</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Validity of client's certificate (end time)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_V_REMAIN</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Number of days until client's certificate expires</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_A_SIG</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Algorithm used for the signature of client's certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_A_KEY</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Algorithm used for the public key of client's certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_CERT</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>PEM-encoded client certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_CERT_CHAIN_</code><em>n</em></td> <td>string</td> <td>PEM-encoded certificates in client certificate chain</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_CLIENT_VERIFY</code></td> <td>string</td> <td><code>NONE</code>, <code>SUCCESS</code>, <code>GENEROUS</code> or <code>FAILED:</code><em>reason</em></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_M_VERSION</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The version of the server certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_M_SERIAL</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>The serial of the server certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_S_DN</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Subject DN in server's certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_S_DN_</code><em>x509</em></td> <td>string</td> <td>Component of server's Subject DN</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_I_DN</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Issuer DN of server's certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_I_DN_</code><em>x509</em></td> <td>string</td> <td>Component of server's Issuer DN</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_V_START</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Validity of server's certificate (start time)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_V_END</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Validity of server's certificate (end time)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_A_SIG</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Algorithm used for the signature of server's certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_A_KEY</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>Algorithm used for the public key of server's certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSL_SERVER_CERT</code></td> <td>string</td> <td>PEM-encoded server certificate</td></tr>
</table>
<p><em>x509</em> specifies a component of an X.509 DN; one of
<code>C,ST,L,O,OU,CN,T,I,G,S,D,UID,Email</code>. In Apache 2.1 and
later, <em>x509</em> may also include a numeric <code>_n</code>
suffix. If the DN in question contains multiple attributes of the
same name, this suffix is used as an index to select a particular
attribute. For example, where the server certificate subject DN
included two OU fields, <code>SSL_SERVER_S_DN_OU_0</code> and
<code>SSL_SERVER_S_DN_OU_1</code> could be used to reference each.</p>
<p><code>SSL_CLIENT_V_REMAIN</code> is only available in version 2.1
and later.</p>
<p>A number of additional environment variables can also be used
in <directive>SSLRequire</directive> expressions, or in custom log
formats:</p>
<note><pre>HTTP_USER_AGENT PATH_INFO AUTH_TYPE
HTTP_REFERER QUERY_STRING SERVER_SOFTWARE
HTTP_COOKIE REMOTE_HOST API_VERSION
HTTP_FORWARDED REMOTE_IDENT TIME_YEAR
HTTP_HOST IS_SUBREQ TIME_MON
HTTP_PROXY_CONNECTION DOCUMENT_ROOT TIME_DAY
HTTP_ACCEPT SERVER_ADMIN TIME_HOUR
THE_REQUEST SERVER_NAME TIME_MIN
REQUEST_FILENAME SERVER_PORT TIME_SEC
REQUEST_METHOD SERVER_PROTOCOL TIME_WDAY
REQUEST_SCHEME REMOTE_ADDR TIME
REQUEST_URI REMOTE_USER</pre></note>
<p>In these contexts, two special formats can also be used:</p>
<dl>
<dt><code>ENV:<em>variablename</em></code></dt>
<dd>This will expand to the standard environment
variable <em>variablename</em>.</dd>
<dt><code>HTTP:<em>headername</em></code></dt>
<dd>This will expand to the value of the request header with name
<em>headername</em>.</dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section id="logformats"><title>Custom Log Formats</title>
<p>When <module>mod_ssl</module> is built into Apache or at least
loaded (under DSO situation) additional functions exist for the <a
href="mod_log_config.html#formats">Custom Log Format</a> of
<module>mod_log_config</module>. First there is an
additional ``<code>%{</code><em>varname</em><code>}x</code>''
eXtension format function which can be used to expand any variables
provided by any module, especially those provided by mod_ssl which can
you find in the above table.</p>
<p>
For backward compatibility there is additionally a special
``<code>%{</code><em>name</em><code>}c</code>'' cryptography format function
provided. Information about this function is provided in the <a
<example><title>Example</title>
CustomLog logs/ssl_request_log \
"%t %h %{SSL_PROTOCOL}x %{SSL_CIPHER}x \"%r\" %b"
</example>
</section>
<section id="notes"><title>Request Notes</title>
<p><module>mod_ssl</module> sets "notes" for the request which can be
used in logging with the <code>%{<em>name</em>}n</code> format
string in <module>mod_log_config</module>.</p>
<p>The notes supported are as follows:</p>
<dl>
<dt><code>ssl-access-forbidden</code></dt>
<dd>This note is set to the value <code>1</code> if access was
denied due to an <directive>SSLRequire</directive>
or <directive>SSLRequireSSL</directive> directive.</dd>
<dt><code>ssl-secure-reneg</code></dt>
<dd>If <module>mod_ssl</module> is built against a version of
OpenSSL which supports the secure renegotiation extension, this note
is set to the value <code>1</code> if SSL is in used for the current
connection, and the client also supports the secure renegotiation
extension. If the client does not support the secure renegotiation
extension, the note is set to the value <code>0</code>.
If <module>mod_ssl</module> is not built against a version of
OpenSSL which supports secure renegotiation, or if SSL is not in use
for the current connection, the note is not set.</dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section id="authzproviders"><title>Authorization providers for use with Require</title>
<p><module>mod_ssl</module> provides a few authentication providers for use
with <module>mod_authz_core</module>'s
<directive module="mod_authz_core">Require</directive> directive.</p>
<section id="reqssl"><title>Require ssl</title>
<p>The <code>ssl</code> provider denies access if a connection is not
encrypted with SSL. This is similar to the
<directive>SSLRequireSSL</directive> directive.</p>
<example>
Require ssl
</example>
</section>
<section id="reqverifyclient"><title>Require ssl-verify-client</title>
<p>The <code>ssl</code> provider allows access if the user is
authenticated with a valid client certificate. This is only
useful if <code>SSLVerifyClient optional</code> is in effect.</p>
<p>The following example grants access if the user is authenticated
either with a client certificate or by username and password.</p>
<example>
Require ssl-verify-client<br/>
Require valid-user
</example>
</section>
</section>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLPassPhraseDialog</name>
<description>Type of pass phrase dialog for encrypted private
keys</description>
<syntax>SSLPassPhraseDialog <em>type</em></syntax>
<default>SSLPassPhraseDialog builtin</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
When Apache starts up it has to read the various Certificate (see
<directive module="mod_ssl">SSLCertificateFile</directive>) and
Private Key (see <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLCertificateKeyFile</directive>) files of the
SSL-enabled virtual servers. Because for security reasons the Private
Key files are usually encrypted, mod_ssl needs to query the
administrator for a Pass Phrase in order to decrypt those files. This
query can be done in two ways which can be configured by
<em>type</em>:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>builtin</code>
<p>
This is the default where an interactive terminal dialog occurs at startup
time just before Apache detaches from the terminal. Here the administrator
has to manually enter the Pass Phrase for each encrypted Private Key file.
Because a lot of SSL-enabled virtual hosts can be configured, the
following reuse-scheme is used to minimize the dialog: When a Private Key
file is encrypted, all known Pass Phrases (at the beginning there are
none, of course) are tried. If one of those known Pass Phrases succeeds no
dialog pops up for this particular Private Key file. If none succeeded,
another Pass Phrase is queried on the terminal and remembered for the next
round (where it perhaps can be reused).</p>
<p>
This scheme allows mod_ssl to be maximally flexible (because for N encrypted
Private Key files you <em>can</em> use N different Pass Phrases - but then
you have to enter all of them, of course) while minimizing the terminal
dialog (i.e. when you use a single Pass Phrase for all N Private Key files
this Pass Phrase is queried only once).</p></li>
<p>This mode allows an external program to be used which acts as a
pipe to a particular input device; the program is sent the standard
prompt text used for the <code>builtin</code> mode on
<code>stdin</code>, and is expected to write password strings on
<code>stdout</code>. If several passwords are needed (or an
incorrect password is entered), additional prompt text will be
written subsequent to the first password being returned, and more
passwords must then be written back.</p></li>
<p>
Here an external program is configured which is called at startup for each
encrypted Private Key file. It is called with two arguments (the first is
of the form ``<code>servername:portnumber</code>'', the second is either
``<code>RSA</code>'' or ``<code>DSA</code>''), which indicate for which
server and algorithm it has to print the corresponding Pass Phrase to
<code>stdout</code>. The intent is that this external program first runs
security checks to make sure that the system is not compromised by an
attacker, and only when these checks were passed successfully it provides
the Pass Phrase.</p>
<p>
Both these security checks, and the way the Pass Phrase is determined, can
be as complex as you like. Mod_ssl just defines the interface: an
executable program which provides the Pass Phrase on <code>stdout</code>.
Nothing more or less! So, if you're really paranoid about security, here
is your interface. Anything else has to be left as an exercise to the
administrator, because local security requirements are so different.</p>
<p>
The reuse-algorithm above is used here, too. In other words: The external
program is called only once per unique Pass Phrase.</p></li>
</ul>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLRandomSeed</name>
<description>Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) seeding
source</description>
<syntax>SSLRandomSeed <em>context</em> <em>source</em>
[<em>bytes</em>]</syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This configures one or more sources for seeding the Pseudo Random Number
Generator (PRNG) in OpenSSL at startup time (<em>context</em> is
(<em>context</em> is <code>connect</code>). This directive can only be used
in the global server context because the PRNG is a global facility.</p>
<p>
The following <em>source</em> variants are available:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>builtin</code>
<p> This is the always available builtin seeding source. It's usage
consumes minimum CPU cycles under runtime and hence can be always used
without drawbacks. The source used for seeding the PRNG contains of the
current time, the current process id and (when applicable) a randomly
choosen 1KB extract of the inter-process scoreboard structure of Apache.
The drawback is that this is not really a strong source and at startup
time (where the scoreboard is still not available) this source just
produces a few bytes of entropy. So you should always, at least for the
startup, use an additional seeding source.</p></li>
<p>
source for seeding the PRNG. When <em>bytes</em> is specified, only the
first <em>bytes</em> number of bytes of the file form the entropy (and
argument). When <em>bytes</em> is not specified the whole file forms the
the first argument). Use this especially at startup time, for instance
derivates like FreeBSD and Linux).</p>
<p>
much entropy data as it actually has, i.e. when you request 512 bytes of
entropy, but the device currently has only 100 bytes available two things
can happen: On some platforms you receive only the 100 bytes while on
other platforms the read blocks until enough bytes are available (which
better, because it never blocks and actually gives the amount of requested
data. The drawback is just that the quality of the received data may not
be the best.</p>
<p>
On some platforms like FreeBSD one can even control how the entropy is
actually generated, i.e. by which system interrupts. More details one can
find under <em>rndcontrol(8)</em> on those platforms. Alternatively, when
your system lacks such a random device, you can use tool
(Entropy Gathering Daemon) and run it's client program with the
<p>
This variant uses an external executable
PRNG. When <em>bytes</em> is specified, only the first
<em>bytes</em> number of bytes of its <code>stdout</code> contents
form the entropy. When <em>bytes</em> is not specified, the
entirety of the data produced on <code>stdout</code> form the
entropy. Use this only at startup time when you need a very strong
seeding with the help of an external program (for instance as in
the example above with the <code>truerand</code> utility you can
find in the mod_ssl distribution which is based on the AT&T
<em>truerand</em> library). Using this in the connection context
slows down the server too dramatically, of course. So usually you
should avoid using external programs in that context.</p></li>
<p>
This variant uses the Unix domain socket of the
external Entropy Gathering Daemon (EGD) (see <a
/crypto/</a>) to seed the PRNG. Use this if no random device exists
on your platform.</p></li>
</ul>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLRandomSeed startup builtin<br />
SSLRandomSeed connect builtin<br />
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLSessionCache</name>
Cache</description>
<syntax>SSLSessionCache <em>type</em></syntax>
<default>SSLSessionCache none</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This configures the storage type of the global/inter-process SSL Session
Cache. This cache is an optional facility which speeds up parallel request
processing. For requests to the same server process (via HTTP keep-alive),
OpenSSL already caches the SSL session information locally. But because modern
clients request inlined images and other data via parallel requests (usually
up to four parallel requests are common) those requests are served by
<em>different</em> pre-forked server processes. Here an inter-process cache
helps to avoid unneccessary session handshakes.</p>
<p>
The following four storage <em>type</em>s are currently supported:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>none</code>
will incur a noticeable speed penalty and may cause problems if
using certain browsers, particularly if client certificates are
enabled. This setting is not recommended.</p></li>
<li><code>nonenotnull</code>
it does force OpenSSL to send a non-null session ID to
accommodate buggy clients that require one.</p></li>
<p>This makes use of a DBM hashfile on the local disk to
synchronize the local OpenSSL memory caches of the server
processes. This session cache may suffer reliability issues under
high load.</p></li>
<p>This makes use of a high-performance cyclic buffer
(approx. <em>size</em> bytes in size) inside a shared memory
synchronize the local OpenSSL memory caches of the server
processes. This is the recommended session cache.</p></li>
<p>This makes use of the <a
href="http://www.distcache.org/">distcache</a> distributed session
caching libraries. The argument should specify the location of
the server or proxy to be used using the distcache address syntax;
domain socket (typically a local dc_client proxy);
address.</p></li>
</ul>
<example><title>Examples</title>
</example>
<p>The <code>ssl-cache</code> mutex is used to serialize access to
the session cache to prevent corruption. This mutex can be configured
using the <directive module="core">Mutex</directive> directive.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLSessionCacheTimeout</name>
<description>Number of seconds before an SSL session expires
in the Session Cache</description>
<syntax>SSLSessionCacheTimeout <em>seconds</em></syntax>
<default>SSLSessionCacheTimeout 300</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the timeout in seconds for the information stored in the
global/inter-process SSL Session Cache and the OpenSSL internal memory cache.
It can be set as low as 15 for testing, but should be set to higher
values like 300 in real life.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLSessionCacheTimeout 600
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLEngine</name>
<description>SSL Engine Operation Switch</description>
<syntax>SSLEngine on|off|optional</syntax>
<default>SSLEngine off</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
is usually used inside a <directive module="core"
disabled for both the main server and all configured virtual hosts.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
<VirtualHost _default_:443><br />
SSLEngine on<br />
...<br />
</VirtualHost>
</example>
<p>In Apache 2.1 and later, <directive>SSLEngine</directive> can be set to
<code>optional</code>. This enables support for
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLFIPS</name>
<description>SSL FIPS mode Switch</description>
<syntax>SSLFIPS on|off</syntax>
<default>SSLFIPS off</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive toggles the usage of the SSL library FIPS_mode flag.
It must be set in the global server context and cannot be configured
with conflicting settings (SSLFIPS on followed by SSLFIPS off or
similar). The mode applies to all SSL library operations.
</p>
<p>
If httpd was compiled against an SSL library which did not support
the FIPS_mode flag, <code>SSLFIPS on</code> will fail. Refer to the
FIPS 140-2 Security Policy document of the SSL provider library for
specific requirements to use mod_ssl in a FIPS 140-2 approved mode
of operation; note that mod_ssl itself is not validated, but may be
described as using FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module, when
all components are assembled and operated under the guidelines imposed
by the applicable Security Policy.
</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProtocol</name>
<description>Configure usable SSL protocol versions</description>
<syntax>SSLProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</syntax>
<default>SSLProtocol all</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<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>SSLv2</code>
<p>
This is the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, version 2.0. It is the
original SSL protocol as designed by Netscape Corporation. Though it's
use has been deprecated, because of weaknesses in the security of the protocol.</p></li>
<li><code>SSLv3</code>
<p>
This is the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, version 3.0, from
the Netscape Corporation.
It is the successor to SSLv2 and the predecessor to TLSv1. It's supported by
almost all popular browsers.</p></li>
<li><code>TLSv1</code>
<p>
This is the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, version 1.0. It is the
<li><code>All</code>
<p>
This is a shortcut for ``<code>+SSLv2 +SSLv3 +TLSv1</code>'' and a
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>
<example><title>Example</title>
# enable SSLv3 and TLSv1, but not SSLv2<br />
SSLProtocol all -SSLv2
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCipherSuite</name>
<description>Cipher Suite available for negotiation in SSL
handshake</description>
<syntax>SSLCipherSuite <em>cipher-spec</em></syntax>
<default>SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>
This complex directive uses a colon-separated <em>cipher-spec</em> string
consisting of OpenSSL cipher specifications to configure the Cipher Suite the
client is permitted to negotiate in the SSL handshake phase. Notice that this
directive can be used both in per-server and per-directory context. In
per-server context it applies to the standard SSL handshake when a connection
is established. In per-directory context it forces a SSL renegotation with the
reconfigured Cipher Suite after the HTTP request was read but before the HTTP
response is sent.</p>
<p>
An SSL cipher specification in <em>cipher-spec</em> is composed of 4 major
attributes plus a few extra minor ones:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>Key Exchange Algorithm</em>:<br />
RSA or Diffie-Hellman variants.
</li>
<li><em>Authentication Algorithm</em>:<br />
RSA, Diffie-Hellman, DSS or none.
</li>
DES, Triple-DES, RC4, RC2, IDEA or none.
</li>
<li><em>MAC Digest Algorithm</em>:<br />
MD5, SHA or SHA1.
</li>
</ul>
cipher (here TLSv1 is equivalent to SSLv3). To specify which ciphers to use,
one can either specify all the Ciphers, one at a time, or use aliases to
specify the preference and order for the ciphers (see <a href="#table1">Table
1</a>).</p>
<table border="1">
<columnspec><column width=".5"/><column width=".5"/></columnspec>
<tr><th><a name="table1">Tag</a></th> <th>Description</th></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><em>Key Exchange Algorithm:</em></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>kRSA</code></td> <td>RSA key exchange</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>kDHr</code></td> <td>Diffie-Hellman key exchange with RSA key</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>kDHd</code></td> <td>Diffie-Hellman key exchange with DSA key</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>kEDH</code></td> <td>Ephemeral (temp.key) Diffie-Hellman key exchange (no cert)</td> </tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><em>Authentication Algorithm:</em></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>aNULL</code></td> <td>No authentication</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>aRSA</code></td> <td>RSA authentication</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>aDSS</code></td> <td>DSS authentication</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>aDH</code></td> <td>Diffie-Hellman authentication</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><em>Cipher Encoding Algorithm:</em></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>eNULL</code></td> <td>No encoding</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>DES</code></td> <td>DES encoding</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>3DES</code></td> <td>Triple-DES encoding</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>RC4</code></td> <td>RC4 encoding</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>RC2</code></td> <td>RC2 encoding</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>IDEA</code></td> <td>IDEA encoding</td> </tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><em>MAC Digest Algorithm</em>:</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>MD5</code></td> <td>MD5 hash function</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SHA1</code></td> <td>SHA1 hash function</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SHA</code></td> <td>SHA hash function</td> </tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><em>Aliases:</em></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSLv2</code></td> <td>all SSL version 2.0 ciphers</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SSLv3</code></td> <td>all SSL version 3.0 ciphers</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>TLSv1</code></td> <td>all TLS version 1.0 ciphers</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP</code></td> <td>all export ciphers</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXPORT40</code></td> <td>all 40-bit export ciphers only</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXPORT56</code></td> <td>all 56-bit export ciphers only</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>LOW</code></td> <td>all low strength ciphers (no export, single DES)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>MEDIUM</code></td> <td>all ciphers with 128 bit encryption</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>HIGH</code></td> <td>all ciphers using Triple-DES</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>RSA</code></td> <td>all ciphers using RSA key exchange</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>DH</code></td> <td>all ciphers using Diffie-Hellman key exchange</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EDH</code></td> <td>all ciphers using Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman key exchange</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>ADH</code></td> <td>all ciphers using Anonymous Diffie-Hellman key exchange</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>DSS</code></td> <td>all ciphers using DSS authentication</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>NULL</code></td> <td>all ciphers using no encryption</td> </tr>
</table>
<p>
Now where this becomes interesting is that these can be put together
to specify the order and ciphers you wish to use. To speed this up
there are also aliases (<code>SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1, EXP, LOW, MEDIUM,
HIGH</code>) for certain groups of ciphers. These tags can be joined
together with prefixes to form the <em>cipher-spec</em>. Available
prefixes are:</p>
<ul>
<li>none: add cipher to list</li>
<li><code>+</code>: add ciphers to list and pull them to current location in list</li>
<li><code>-</code>: remove cipher from list (can be added later again)</li>
<li><code>!</code>: kill cipher from list completely (can <strong>not</strong> be added later again)</li>
</ul>
<p>A simpler way to look at all of this is to use the ``<code>openssl ciphers
-v</code>'' command which provides a nice way to successively create the
correct <em>cipher-spec</em> string. The default <em>cipher-spec</em> string
is ``<code>ALL:!ADH:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP</code>'' which
means the following: first, remove from consideration any ciphers that do not
authenticate, i.e. for SSL only the Anonymous Diffie-Hellman ciphers. Next,
use ciphers using RC4 and RSA. Next include the high, medium and then the low
security ciphers. Finally <em>pull</em> all SSLv2 and export ciphers to the
end of the list.</p>
<example>
<pre>
$ openssl ciphers -v 'ALL:!ADH:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP'
NULL-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=None Mac=SHA1
NULL-MD5 SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=None Mac=MD5
EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=3DES(168) Mac=SHA1
... ... ... ... ...
EXP-RC4-MD5 SSLv3 Kx=RSA(512) Au=RSA Enc=RC4(40) Mac=MD5 export
EXP-RC2-CBC-MD5 SSLv2 Kx=RSA(512) Au=RSA Enc=RC2(40) Mac=MD5 export
EXP-RC4-MD5 SSLv2 Kx=RSA(512) Au=RSA Enc=RC4(40) Mac=MD5 export
</pre>
</example>
<p>The complete list of particular RSA & DH ciphers for SSL is given in <a
href="#table2">Table 2</a>.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLCipherSuite RSA:!EXP:!NULL:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:-LOW
</example>
<table border="1">
<columnspec><column width=".3"/><column width=".1"/><column width=".13"/>
<column width=".1"/><column width=".13"/><column width=".1"/>
<column width=".13"/></columnspec>
<tr><th><a name="table2">Cipher-Tag</a></th> <th>Protocol</th> <th>Key Ex.</th> <th>Auth.</th> <th>Enc.</th> <th>MAC</th> <th>Type</th> </tr>
<tr><td colspan="7"><em>RSA Ciphers:</em></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>DES-CBC3-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>3DES(168)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>DES-CBC3-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv2</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>3DES(168)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>IDEA-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>IDEA(128)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>RC4-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC4(128)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>RC4-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC4(128)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>IDEA-CBC-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv2</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>IDEA(128)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>RC2-CBC-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv2</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC2(128)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>RC4-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv2</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC4(128)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>DES-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>DES(56)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>RC4-64-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv2</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC4(64)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>DES-CBC-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv2</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>DES(56)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-DES-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA(512)</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>DES(40)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-RC2-CBC-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA(512)</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC2(40)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-RC4-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA(512)</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC4(40)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-RC2-CBC-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv2</td> <td>RSA(512)</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC2(40)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-RC4-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv2</td> <td>RSA(512)</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RC4(40)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>NULL-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>None</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>NULL-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>None</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td colspan="7"><em>Diffie-Hellman Ciphers:</em></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>ADH-DES-CBC3-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH</td> <td>None</td> <td>3DES(168)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>ADH-DES-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH</td> <td>None</td> <td>DES(56)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>ADH-RC4-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH</td> <td>None</td> <td>RC4(128)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>3DES(168)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH</td> <td>DSS</td> <td>3DES(168)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>DES(56)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EDH-DSS-DES-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH</td> <td>DSS</td> <td>DES(56)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH(512)</td> <td>RSA</td> <td>DES(40)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-EDH-DSS-DES-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH(512)</td> <td>DSS</td> <td>DES(40)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-ADH-DES-CBC-SHA</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH(512)</td> <td>None</td> <td>DES(40)</td> <td>SHA1</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
<tr><td><code>EXP-ADH-RC4-MD5</code></td> <td>SSLv3</td> <td>DH(512)</td> <td>None</td> <td>RC4(40)</td> <td>MD5</td> <td> export</td> </tr>
</table>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCertificateFile</name>
<description>Server PEM-encoded X.509 Certificate file</description>
<syntax>SSLCertificateFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive points to the PEM-encoded Certificate file for the server and
optionally also to the corresponding RSA or DSA Private Key file for it
(contained in the same file). If the contained Private Key is encrypted the
Pass Phrase dialog is forced at startup time. This directive can be used up to
two times (referencing different filenames) when both a RSA and a DSA based
server certificate is used in parallel.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCertificateKeyFile</name>
<description>Server PEM-encoded Private Key file</description>
<syntax>SSLCertificateKeyFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive points to the PEM-encoded Private Key file for the
server. If the Private Key is not combined with the Certificate in the
<directive>SSLCertificateFile</directive>, use this additional directive to
point to the file with the stand-alone Private Key. When
<directive>SSLCertificateFile</directive> is used and the file
contains both the Certificate and the Private Key this directive need
not be used. But we strongly discourage this practice. Instead we
recommend you to separate the Certificate and the Private Key. If the
contained Private Key is encrypted, the Pass Phrase dialog is forced
at startup time. This directive can be used up to two times
(referencing different filenames) when both a RSA and a DSA based
private key is used in parallel.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCertificateChainFile</name>
<description>File of PEM-encoded Server CA Certificates</description>
<syntax>SSLCertificateChainFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the optional <em>all-in-one</em> file where you can
assemble the certificates of Certification Authorities (CA) which form the
certificate chain of the server certificate. This starts with the issuing CA
certificate of the server certificate and can range up to the root CA
certificate. Such a file is simply the concatenation of the various
PEM-encoded CA Certificate files, usually in certificate chain order.</p>
<p>
module="mod_ssl">SSLCACertificatePath</directive> for explicitly
constructing the server certificate chain which is sent to the browser
in addition to the server certificate. It is especially useful to
avoid conflicts with CA certificates when using client
authentication. Because although placing a CA certificate of the
server certificate chain into <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLCACertificatePath</directive> has the same effect
for the certificate chain construction, it has the side-effect that
client certificates issued by this same CA certificate are also
accepted on client authentication.</p>
<p>
But be careful: Providing the certificate chain works only if you are using a
<em>single</em> RSA <em>or</em> DSA based server certificate. If you are
using a coupled RSA+DSA certificate pair, this will work only if actually both
certificates use the <em>same</em> certificate chain. Else the browsers will be
confused in this situation.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCACertificatePath</name>
<description>Directory of PEM-encoded CA Certificates for
Client Auth</description>
<syntax>SSLCACertificatePath <em>directory-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the directory where you keep the Certificates of
Certification Authorities (CAs) whose clients you deal with. These are used to
verify the client certificate on Client Authentication.</p>
<p>
The files in this directory have to be PEM-encoded and are accessed through
hash filenames. So usually you can't just place the Certificate files
there: you also have to create symbolic links named
<em>hash-value</em><code>.N</code>. And you should always make sure this directory
contains the appropriate symbolic links. Use the <code>Makefile</code> which
comes with mod_ssl to accomplish this task.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCACertificateFile</name>
<description>File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA Certificates
for Client Auth</description>
<syntax>SSLCACertificateFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the <em>all-in-one</em> file where you can assemble the
Certificates of Certification Authorities (CA) whose <em>clients</em> you deal
with. These are used for Client Authentication. Such a file is simply the
concatenation of the various PEM-encoded Certificate files, in order of
<directive module="mod_ssl">SSLCACertificatePath</directive>.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCADNRequestFile</name>
<description>File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA Certificates
for defining acceptable CA names</description>
<syntax>SSLCADNRequestFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>When a client certificate is requested by mod_ssl, a list of
<em>acceptable Certificate Authority names</em> is sent to the client
in the SSL handshake. These CA names can be used by the client to
select an appropriate client certificate out of those it has
available.</p>
<p>If neither of the directives <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLCADNRequestPath</directive> or <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLCADNRequestFile</directive> are given, then the
set of acceptable CA names sent to the client is the names of all the
CA certificates given by the <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLCACertificateFile</directive> and <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLCACertificatePath</directive> directives; in other
words, the names of the CAs which will actually be used to verify the
client certificate.</p>
<p>In some circumstances, it is useful to be able to send a set of
acceptable CA names which differs from the actual CAs used to verify
the client certificate - for example, if the client certificates are
signed by intermediate CAs. In such cases, <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLCADNRequestFile</directive> can be used; the
acceptable CA names are then taken from the complete set of
directives.</p>
<p><directive module="mod_ssl">SSLCADNRequestFile</directive> must
specify an <em>all-in-one</em> file containing a concatenation of
PEM-encoded CA certificates.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCADNRequestPath</name>
<description>Directory of PEM-encoded CA Certificates for
defining acceptable CA names</description>
<syntax>SSLCADNRequestPath <em>directory-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>This optional directive can be used to specify the set of
<em>acceptable CA names</em> which will be sent to the client when a
client certificate is requested. See the <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLCADNRequestFile</directive> directive for more
details.</p>
<p>The files in this directory have to be PEM-encoded and are accessed
through hash filenames. So usually you can't just place the
Certificate files there: you also have to create symbolic links named
<em>hash-value</em><code>.N</code>. And you should always make sure
this directory contains the appropriate symbolic links. Use the
<code>Makefile</code> which comes with mod_ssl to accomplish this
task.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCARevocationPath</name>
<description>Directory of PEM-encoded CA CRLs for
Client Auth</description>
<syntax>SSLCARevocationPath <em>directory-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the directory where you keep the Certificate Revocation
Lists (CRL) of Certification Authorities (CAs) whose clients you deal with.
These are used to revoke the client certificate on Client Authentication.</p>
<p>
The files in this directory have to be PEM-encoded and are accessed through
hash filenames. So usually you have not only to place the CRL files there.
Additionally you have to create symbolic links named
<em>hash-value</em><code>.rN</code>. And you should always make sure this directory
contains the appropriate symbolic links. Use the <code>Makefile</code> which
comes with <module>mod_ssl</module> to accomplish this task.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCARevocationFile</name>
<description>File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA CRLs for
Client Auth</description>
<syntax>SSLCARevocationFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the <em>all-in-one</em> file where you can
assemble the Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) of Certification
Authorities (CA) whose <em>clients</em> you deal with. These are used
for Client Authentication. Such a file is simply the concatenation of
the various PEM-encoded CRL files, in order of preference. This can be
module="mod_ssl">SSLCARevocationPath</directive>.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLVerifyClient</name>
<description>Type of Client Certificate verification</description>
<syntax>SSLVerifyClient <em>level</em></syntax>
<default>SSLVerifyClient none</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the Certificate verification level for the Client
Authentication. Notice that this directive can be used both in per-server and
per-directory context. In per-server context it applies to the client
authentication process used in the standard SSL handshake when a connection is
established. In per-directory context it forces a SSL renegotation with the
reconfigured client verification level after the HTTP request was read but
before the HTTP response is sent.</p>
<p>
The following levels are available for <em>level</em>:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>none</strong>:
no client Certificate is required at all</li>
<li><strong>optional</strong>:
the client <em>may</em> present a valid Certificate</li>
<li><strong>require</strong>:
the client <em>has to</em> present a valid Certificate</li>
<li><strong>optional_no_ca</strong>:
the client may present a valid Certificate<br />
but it need not to be (successfully) verifiable.</li>
</ul>
<p>In practice only levels <strong>none</strong> and
<strong>require</strong> are really interesting, because level
<strong>optional</strong> doesn't work with all browsers and level
<strong>optional_no_ca</strong> is actually against the idea of
authentication (but can be used to establish SSL test pages, etc.)</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLVerifyClient require
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLVerifyDepth</name>
<description>Maximum depth of CA Certificates in Client
Certificate verification</description>
<syntax>SSLVerifyDepth <em>number</em></syntax>
<default>SSLVerifyDepth 1</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets how deeply mod_ssl should verify before deciding that the
clients don't have a valid certificate. Notice that this directive can be
used both in per-server and per-directory context. In per-server context it
applies to the client authentication process used in the standard SSL
handshake when a connection is established. In per-directory context it forces
a SSL renegotation with the reconfigured client verification depth after the
HTTP request was read but before the HTTP response is sent.</p>
<p>
The depth actually is the maximum number of intermediate certificate issuers,
i.e. the number of CA certificates which are max allowed to be followed while
verifying the client certificate. A depth of 0 means that self-signed client
certificates are accepted only, the default depth of 1 means the client
certificate can be self-signed or has to be signed by a CA which is directly
known to the server (i.e. the CA's certificate is under
<directive module="mod_ssl">SSLCACertificatePath</directive>), etc.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLVerifyDepth 10
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLOptions</name>
<description>Configure various SSL engine run-time options</description>
<syntax>SSLOptions [+|-]<em>option</em> ...</syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>Options</override>
<usage>
<p>
This directive can be used to control various run-time options on a
per-directory basis. Normally, if multiple <code>SSLOptions</code>
could apply to a directory, then the most specific one is taken
completely; the options are not merged. However if <em>all</em> the
options on the <code>SSLOptions</code> directive are preceded by a
plus (<code>+</code>) or minus (<code>-</code>) symbol, the options
are merged. Any options preceded by a <code>+</code> are added to the
options currently in force, and any options preceded by a
<code>-</code> are removed from the options currently in force.</p>
<p>
The available <em>option</em>s are:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>StdEnvVars</code>
<p>
environment variables are created. This per default is disabled for
performance reasons, because the information extraction step is a
rather expensive operation. So one usually enables this option for
CGI and SSI requests only.</p>
</li>
<li><code>ExportCertData</code>
<p>
created: <code>SSL_SERVER_CERT</code>, <code>SSL_CLIENT_CERT</code> and
<code>SSL_CLIENT_CERT_CHAIN_</code><em>n</em> (with <em>n</em> = 0,1,2,..).
These contain the PEM-encoded X.509 Certificates of server and client for
the current HTTPS connection and can be used by CGI scripts for deeper
Certificate checking. Additionally all other certificates of the client
certificate chain are provided, too. This bloats up the environment a
little bit which is why you have to use this option to enable it on
demand.</p>
</li>
<li><code>FakeBasicAuth</code>
<p>
When this option is enabled, the Subject Distinguished Name (DN) of the
Client X509 Certificate is translated into a HTTP Basic Authorization
username. This means that the standard Apache authentication methods can
be used for access control. The user name is just the Subject of the
Client's X509 Certificate (can be determined by running OpenSSL's
<code>openssl x509</code> command: <code>openssl x509 -noout -subject -in
</code><em>certificate</em><code>.crt</code>). Note that no password is
obtained from the user. Every entry in the user file needs this password:
``<code>xxj31ZMTZzkVA</code>'', which is the DES-encrypted version of the
word `<code>password</code>''. Those who live under MD5-based encryption
</li>
<li><code>StrictRequire</code>
<p>
This <em>forces</em> forbidden access when <code>SSLRequireSSL</code> or
<code>SSLRequire</code> successfully decided that access should be
forbidden. Usually the default is that in the case where a ``<code>Satisfy
any</code>'' directive is used, and other access restrictions are passed,
denial of access due to <code>SSLRequireSSL</code> or
<code>SSLRequire</code> is overridden (because that's how the Apache
<code>Satisfy</code> mechanism should work.) But for strict access restriction
combination with an ``<code>SSLOptions +StrictRequire</code>''. Then an
additional ``<code>Satisfy Any</code>'' has no chance once mod_ssl has
decided to deny access.</p>
</li>
<li><code>OptRenegotiate</code>
<p>
This enables optimized SSL connection renegotiation handling when SSL
directives are used in per-directory context. By default a strict
scheme is enabled where <em>every</em> per-directory reconfiguration of
SSL parameters causes a <em>full</em> SSL renegotiation handshake. When this
option is used mod_ssl tries to avoid unnecessary handshakes by doing more
granular (but still safe) parameter checks. Nevertheless these granular
checks sometimes maybe not what the user expects, so enable this on a
per-directory basis only, please.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLOptions +FakeBasicAuth -StrictRequire<br />
<Files ~ "\.(cgi|shtml)$"><br />
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars -ExportCertData<br />
<Files>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLRequireSSL</name>
<description>Deny access when SSL is not used for the
HTTP request</description>
<syntax>SSLRequireSSL</syntax>
<contextlist><context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p><!-- XXX: I think the syntax is wrong -->
This directive forbids access unless HTTP over SSL (i.e. HTTPS) is enabled for
the current connection. This is very handy inside the SSL-enabled virtual
host or directories for defending against configuration errors that expose
stuff that should be protected. When this directive is present all requests
are denied which are not using SSL.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLRequireSSL
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLRequire</name>
<description>Allow access only when an arbitrarily complex
boolean expression is true</description>
<syntax>SSLRequire <em>expression</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>
This directive specifies a general access requirement which has to be
fulfilled in order to allow access. It is a very powerful directive because the
requirement specification is an arbitrarily complex boolean expression
containing any number of access checks.</p>
<p>
The <em>expression</em> must match the following syntax (given as a BNF
grammar notation):</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
expr ::= "<strong>true</strong>" | "<strong>false</strong>"
| "<strong>!</strong>" expr
| expr "<strong>&&</strong>" expr
| expr "<strong>||</strong>" expr
| "<strong>(</strong>" expr "<strong>)</strong>"
| comp
comp ::= word "<strong>==</strong>" word | word "<strong>eq</strong>" word
| word "<strong>!=</strong>" word | word "<strong>ne</strong>" word
| word "<strong><</strong>" word | word "<strong>lt</strong>" word
| word "<strong><=</strong>" word | word "<strong>le</strong>" word
| word "<strong>></strong>" word | word "<strong>gt</strong>" word
| word "<strong>>=</strong>" word | word "<strong>ge</strong>" word
| word "<strong>in</strong>" "<strong>{</strong>" wordlist "<strong>}</strong>"
| word "<strong>in</strong>" "<strong>PeerExtList(</strong>" word "<strong>)</strong>"
| word "<strong>=~</strong>" regex
| word "<strong>!~</strong>" regex
wordlist ::= word
| wordlist "<strong>,</strong>" word
word ::= digit
| cstring
| variable
| function
digit ::= [0-9]+
cstring ::= "..."
variable ::= "<strong>%{</strong>" varname "<strong>}</strong>"
function ::= funcname "<strong>(</strong>" funcargs "<strong>)</strong>"
</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>For <code>varname</code> any of the variables described in <a
href="#envvars">Environment Variables</a> can be used. For
<code>funcname</code> the following functions are available:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>file(</code><em>filename</em><code>)</code>
<p>
This function takes one string argument and expands to the contents of the
file. This is especially useful for matching this contents against a
regular expression, etc.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Notice that <em>expression</em> is first parsed into an internal machine
representation and then evaluated in a second step. Actually, in Global and
Per-Server Class context <em>expression</em> is parsed at startup time and
at runtime only the machine representation is executed. For Per-Directory
context this is different: here <em>expression</em> has to be parsed and
immediately executed for every request.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
<pre>SSLRequire ( %{SSL_CIPHER} !~ m/^(EXP|NULL)-/ \
and %{SSL_CLIENT_S_DN_O} eq "Snake Oil, Ltd." \
and %{SSL_CLIENT_S_DN_OU} in {"Staff", "CA", "Dev"} \
and %{TIME_WDAY} >= 1 and %{TIME_WDAY} <= 5 \
and %{TIME_HOUR} >= 8 and %{TIME_HOUR} <= 20 ) \
or %{REMOTE_ADDR} =~ m/^192\.76\.162\.[0-9]+$/</pre>
</example>
<p>The <code>PeerExtList(<em>object-ID</em>)</code> function expects
to find zero or more instances of the X.509 certificate extension
identified by the given <em>object ID</em> (OID) in the client certificate.
The expression evaluates to true if the left-hand side string matches
exactly against the value of an extension identified with this OID.
(If multiple extensions with the same OID are present, at least one
extension must match).</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLRequire "foobar" in PeerExtList("1.2.3.4.5.6")
</example>
<note><title>Notes on the PeerExtList function</title>
<ul>
<li><p>The object ID can be specified either as a descriptive
name recognized by the SSL library, such as <code>"nsComment"</code>,
or as a numeric OID, such as <code>"1.2.3.4.5.6"</code>.</p></li>
<li><p>Expressions with types known to the SSL library are rendered to
a string before comparison. For an extension with a type not
recognized by the SSL library, mod_ssl will parse the value if it is
one of the primitive ASN.1 types UTF8String, IA5String, VisibleString,
or BMPString. For an extension of one of these types, the string
value will be converted to UTF-8 if necessary, then compared against
the left-hand-side expression.</p></li>
</ul>
</note>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLRenegBufferSize</name>
<description>Set the size for the SSL renegotiation buffer</description>
<syntax>SSLRenegBufferSize <var>bytes</var></syntax>
<default>SSLRenegBufferSize 131072</default>
<contextlist><context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>If an SSL renegotiation is required in per-location context, for
example, any use of <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLVerifyClient</directive> in a Directory or
Location block, then <module>mod_ssl</module> must buffer any HTTP
request body into memory until the new SSL handshake can be performed.
This directive can be used to set the amount of memory that will be
used for this buffer. </p>
<note type="warning"><p>
Note that in many configurations, the client sending the request body
will be untrusted so a denial of service attack by consumption of
memory must be considered when changing this configuration setting.
</p></note>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLRenegBufferSize 262144
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLStrictSNIVHostCheck</name>
<description>Whether to allow non-SNI clients to access a name-based virtual
host.
</description>
<syntax>SSLStrictSNIVHostCheck on|off</syntax>
<default>SSLStrictSNIVHostCheck off</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<compatibility>Available in Apache 2.2.12 and later</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets whether a non-SNI client is allowed to access a name-based
virtual host. If set to <code>on</code> in the default name-based virtual
host, clients that are SNI unaware will not be allowed to access <em>any</em>
virtual host, belonging to this particular IP / port combination.
If set to <code>on</code> in any other virtual host, SNI unaware clients
are not allowed to access this particular virtual host.
</p>
<note type="warning"><p>
This option is only available if httpd was compiled against an SNI capable
version of OpenSSL.
</p></note>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLStrictSNIVHostCheck on
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyMachineCertificatePath</name>
<description>Directory of PEM-encoded client certificates and keys to be used by the proxy</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyMachineCertificatePath <em>directory</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>
<override>Not applicable</override>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the directory where you keep the certificates and
keys used for authentication of the proxy server to remote servers.
</p>
<p>The files in this directory must be PEM-encoded and are accessed through
hash filenames. Additionally, you must create symbolic links named
<code><em>hash-value</em>.N</code>. And you should always make sure this
directory contains the appropriate symbolic links. Use the Makefile which
comes with mod_ssl to accomplish this task.
</p>
<note type="warning">
<p>Currently there is no support for encrypted private keys</p>
</note>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyMachineCertificateFile</name>
<description>File of concatenated PEM-encoded client certificates and keys to be used by the proxy</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyMachineCertificateFile <em>filename</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>
<override>Not applicable</override>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the all-in-one file where you keep the certificates and
keys used for authentication of the proxy server to remote servers.
</p>
<p>
This referenced file is simply the concatenation of the various PEM-encoded
certificate files, in order of preference. Use this directive alternatively
or additionally to <code>SSLProxyMachineCertificatePath</code>.
</p>
<note type="warning">
<p>Currently there is no support for encrypted private keys</p>
</note>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyVerify</name>
<description>Type of remote server Certificate verification</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyVerify <em>level</em></syntax>
<default>SSLProxyVerify none</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>When a proxy is configured to forward requests to a remote SSL
server, this directive can be used to configure certificate
verification of the remote server. Notice that this directive can be
used both in per-server and per-directory context. In per-server
context it applies to the remote server authentication process used in
the standard SSL handshake when a connection is established by the
proxy. In per-directory context it forces a SSL renegotation with the
reconfigured remote server verification level after the HTTP request
was read but before the HTTP response is sent.</p>
<p>
The following levels are available for <em>level</em>:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>none</strong>:
no remote server Certificate is required at all</li>
<li><strong>optional</strong>:
the remote server <em>may</em> present a valid Certificate</li>
<li><strong>require</strong>:
the remote server <em>has to</em> present a valid Certificate</li>
<li><strong>optional_no_ca</strong>:
the remote server may present a valid Certificate<br />
but it need not to be (successfully) verifiable.</li>
</ul>
<p>In practice only levels <strong>none</strong> and
<strong>require</strong> are really interesting, because level
<strong>optional</strong> doesn't work with all servers and level
<strong>optional_no_ca</strong> is actually against the idea of
authentication (but can be used to establish SSL test pages, etc.)</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLProxyVerify require
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyVerifyDepth</name>
<description>Maximum depth of CA Certificates in Remote Server
Certificate verification</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyVerifyDepth <em>number</em></syntax>
<default>SSLProxyVerifyDepth 1</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets how deeply mod_ssl should verify before deciding that the
remote server does not have a valid certificate. Notice that this directive can be
used both in per-server and per-directory context. In per-server context it
applies to the client authentication process used in the standard SSL
handshake when a connection is established. In per-directory context it forces
a SSL renegotation with the reconfigured remote server verification depth after the
HTTP request was read but before the HTTP response is sent.</p>
<p>
The depth actually is the maximum number of intermediate certificate issuers,
i.e. the number of CA certificates which are max allowed to be followed while
verifying the remote server certificate. A depth of 0 means that self-signed
remote server certificates are accepted only, the default depth of 1 means
the remote server certificate can be self-signed or has to be signed by a CA
which is directly known to the server (i.e. the CA's certificate is under
<directive module="mod_ssl">SSLProxyCACertificatePath</directive>), etc.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLProxyVerifyDepth 10
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire</name>
<description>Whether to check if remote server certificate is expired
</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire on|off</syntax>
<default>SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire on</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets whether it is checked if the remote server certificate
is expired or not. If the check fails a 502 status code (Bad Gateway) is
sent.
</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire on
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyCheckPeerCN</name>
<description>Whether to check the remote server certificates CN field
</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyCheckPeerCN on|off</syntax>
<default>SSLProxyCheckPeerCN on</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets whether the remote server certificates CN field is
compared against the hostname of the request URL. If both are not equal
a 502 status code (Bad Gateway) is sent.
</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLProxyCheckPeerCN on
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyEngine</name>
<description>SSL Proxy Engine Operation Switch</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyEngine on|off</syntax>
<default>SSLProxyEngine off</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
is usually used inside a <directive module="core"
disabled for proxy image both for the main server and all configured virtual hosts.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
<VirtualHost _default_:443><br />
SSLProxyEngine on<br />
...<br />
</VirtualHost>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyProtocol</name>
<description>Configure usable SSL protocol flavors for proxy usage</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyProtocol [+|-]<em>protocol</em> ...</syntax>
<default>SSLProxyProtocol all</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<override>Options</override>
<usage>
<!-- XXX Why does this have an override and not .htaccess context? -->
<p>
This directive can be used to control the SSL protocol flavors mod_ssl should
use when establishing its server environment for proxy . It will only connect
to servers using one of the provided protocols.</p>
<p>Please refer to <directive module="mod_ssl">SSLProtocol</directive>
for additional information.
</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyCipherSuite</name>
<description>Cipher Suite available for negotiation in SSL
proxy handshake</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyCipherSuite <em>cipher-spec</em></syntax>
<default>SSLProxyCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>Equivalent to <code>SSLCipherSuite</code>, but for the proxy connection.
Please refer to <directive module="mod_ssl">SSLCipherSuite</directive>
for additional information.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyCACertificatePath</name>
<description>Directory of PEM-encoded CA Certificates for
Remote Server Auth</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyCACertificatePath <em>directory-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the directory where you keep the Certificates of
Certification Authorities (CAs) whose remote servers you deal with. These are used to
verify the remote server certificate on Remote Server Authentication.</p>
<p>
The files in this directory have to be PEM-encoded and are accessed through
hash filenames. So usually you can't just place the Certificate files
there: you also have to create symbolic links named
<em>hash-value</em><code>.N</code>. And you should always make sure this directory
contains the appropriate symbolic links. Use the <code>Makefile</code> which
comes with mod_ssl to accomplish this task.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyCACertificateFile</name>
<description>File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA Certificates
for Remote Server Auth</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyCACertificateFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the <em>all-in-one</em> file where you can assemble the
Certificates of Certification Authorities (CA) whose <em>remote servers</em> you deal
with. These are used for Remote Server Authentication. Such a file is simply the
concatenation of the various PEM-encoded Certificate files, in order of
<directive module="mod_ssl">SSLProxyCACertificatePath</directive>.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyCARevocationPath</name>
<description>Directory of PEM-encoded CA CRLs for
Remote Server Auth</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyCARevocationPath <em>directory-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the directory where you keep the Certificate Revocation
Lists (CRL) of Certification Authorities (CAs) whose remote servers you deal with.
These are used to revoke the remote server certificate on Remote Server Authentication.</p>
<p>
The files in this directory have to be PEM-encoded and are accessed through
hash filenames. So usually you have not only to place the CRL files there.
Additionally you have to create symbolic links named
<em>hash-value</em><code>.rN</code>. And you should always make sure this directory
contains the appropriate symbolic links. Use the <code>Makefile</code> which
comes with <module>mod_ssl</module> to accomplish this task.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLProxyCARevocationFile</name>
<description>File of concatenated PEM-encoded CA CRLs for
Remote Server Auth</description>
<syntax>SSLProxyCARevocationFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the <em>all-in-one</em> file where you can
assemble the Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) of Certification
Authorities (CA) whose <em>remote servers</em> you deal with. These are used
for Remote Server Authentication. Such a file is simply the concatenation of
the various PEM-encoded CRL files, in order of preference. This can be
module="mod_ssl">SSLProxyCARevocationPath</directive>.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLUserName</name>
<description>Variable name to determine user name</description>
<syntax>SSLUserName <em>varname</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<compatibility>Available in Apache 2.0.51 and later</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>
This directive sets the "user" field in the Apache request object.
This is used by lower modules to identify the user with a character
string. In particular, this may cause the environment variable
<code>REMOTE_USER</code> to be set. The <em>varname</em> can be
any of the <a href="#envvars">SSL environment variables</a>.</p>
<p>Note that this directive has no effect if the
<code>FakeBasicAuth</code> option is used (see <a
href="#ssloptions">SSLOptions</a>).</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLUserName SSL_CLIENT_S_DN_CN
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLHonorCipherOrder</name>
<description>Option to prefer the server's cipher preference order</description>
<syntax>SSLHonorCipherOrder <em>flag</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<compatibility>Available in Apache 2.1 and later, if using OpenSSL 0.9.7 or later</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>When choosing a cipher during an SSLv3 or TLSv1 handshake, normally
the client's preference is used. If this directive is enabled, the
server's preference will be used instead.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLHonorCipherOrder on
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLCryptoDevice</name>
<description>Enable use of a cryptographic hardware accelerator</description>
<syntax>SSLCryptoDevice <em>engine</em></syntax>
<default>SSLCryptoDevice builtin</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>
This directive enables use of a cryptographic hardware accelerator
board to offload some of the SSL processing overhead. This directive
can only be used if the SSL toolkit is built with "engine" support;
OpenSSL 0.9.7 and later releases have "engine" support by default, the
separate "-engine" releases of OpenSSL 0.9.6 must be used.</p>
<p>To discover which engine names are supported, run the command
"<code>openssl engine</code>".</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
# For a Broadcom accelerator:<br />
SSLCryptoDevice ubsec
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLOCSPEnable</name>
<description>Enable OCSP validation of the client certificate chain</description>
<syntax>SSLOCSPEnable <em>flag</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<compatibility>Available in httpd 2.3 and later, if using OpenSSL 0.9.7 or later</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>This option enables OCSP validation of the client certificate
chain. If this option is enabled, certificates in the client's
certificate chain will be validated against an OCSP responder after
normal verification (including CRL checks) have taken place.</p>
<p>The OCSP responder used is either extracted from the certificate
itself, or derived by configuration; see the
<directive module="mod_ssl">SSLOCSPDefaultResponder</directive> and
<directive module="mod_ssl">SSLOCSPOverrideResponder</directive>
directives.</p>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLVerifyClient on<br/>
SSLOCSPEnable on<br/>
SSLOCSPDefaultResponder http://responder.example.com:8888/responder<br/>
SSLOCSPOverrideResponder on
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLOCSPDefaultResponder</name>
<description>Set the default responder URI for OCSP validation</description>
<syntax>SSLOCSDefaultResponder <em>uri</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<compatibility>Available in httpd 2.3 and later, if using OpenSSL 0.9.7 or later</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>This option sets the default OCSP responder to use. If <directive
module="mod_ssl">SSLOCSPOverrideResponder</directive> is not enabled,
the URI given will be used only if no responder URI is specified in
the certificate being verified.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLOCSPOverrideResponder</name>
<description>Force use of the default responder URI for OCSP validation</description>
<syntax>SSLOCSPOverrideResponder <em>flag</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<compatibility>Available in httpd 2.3 and later, if using OpenSSL 0.9.7 or later</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>This option forces the configured default OCSP responder to be used
during OCSP certificate validation, regardless of whether the
certificate being validated references an OCSP responder.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLInsecureRenegotiation</name>
<description>Option to enable support for insecure renegotiation</description>
<syntax>SSLInsecureRenegotiation <em>flag</em></syntax>
<default>SSLInsecureRenegotiation off</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
<compatibility>Available in httpd 2.2.15 and later, if using OpenSSL 0.9.8m or later</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>As originally specified, all versions of the SSL and TLS protocols
attack
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.</p>
<p>If <module>mod_ssl</module> is linked against OpenSSL version 0.9.8m
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,
albeit insecurely.</p>
<note type="warning"><title>Security warning</title>
<p>If this directive is enabled, SSL connections will be vulnerable to
the Man-in-the-Middle prefix attack as described
</note>
<example><title>Example</title>
SSLInsecureRenegotiation on
</example>
<p>The <code>SSL_SECURE_RENEG</code> environment variable can be used
from an SSI or CGI script to determine whether secure renegotiation is
supported for a given SSL connection.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
</modulesynopsis>