Securing Applications with TLS in RHEL
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This is the index page for a set of articles that describe how to configure applications that use cryptography. The aim is to present the recommended configurations and solutions that account for the currently known state of the security landscape.
Due to the fact that both protocol-level and implementation-levels flaws are exposed on a frequent basis both the recommended configurations and package versions are liable to change. It is a simple fact that anybody who runs a system that expects to maintain a reasonably high level of security should expect to have to update and adapt promptly in the face of new issues. Systems cannot simply be frozen at a given state and hope to remain secure.
Cryptographic Toolkits In Use
| Crypto Toolkit | RHEL8 | RHEL7 | RHEL6 | RHEL5 | RHEL4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | v1.1.1 | v1.0.1e / v1.0.2k | v1.0.0 / v1.0.1e | v0.9.8e | v0.9.7a |
| NSS | v3.41.0 | v3.15.4 - v3.36.0 | v3.12.10 - v3.28.4 | v3.11.5 - v3.21.3 | v3.11.99 - v3.12.10 |
| gnutls | v3.6.5 | v3.1.19 - v3.3.29 | v2.8.5 - v2.12.23 | v1.4.1 | v1.0.20 |
Application Setup
| Application | Using Crypto Toolkit | RHEL8 | RHEL7 | RHEL6 | RHEL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache with mod_ssl | openssl | 2.4.37 | v2.4.6 | v2.2.15 | v2.2.3 |
| Apache with mod_nss | NSS | N/A | v1.0.14 | v1.0.10 | v1.0.8 |
| sendmail | openssl | v8.15.2 | v8.14.7 | v8.14.4 | v8.13.8 |
| postfix | openssl | coming soon | v2.10.1 | v2.6.6 | v.2.3.3 |
| dovecot | openssl | coming soon | v2.2.36 | v2.0.9 | v1.0.7 |
| cyrus-imapd | openssl | coming soon | v2.4.17 | v2.3.16 | v2.3.7 |
| mysql/mariadb server | openssl | coming soon | v5.5.56-v5.5.60 | v5.1.73 | v5.0.95 |
| mysql/mariadb client | openssl | coming soon | v5.5.56-v.5.5.60 | v5.1.73 | v5.0.95 |
| postgresql server | openssl | coming soon | v9.2.23-v9.2.24 | v8.4.20 | v8.1.23 |
| postgresql clients | openssl | coming soon | v9.2.23-v9.2.24 | v8.4.20 | v8.1.23 |
| openldap server | openssl/NSS | N/A | v2.4.44 | v2.4.40 | v2.3.43 |
| openldap client | openssl/NSS | coming soon | v2.4.44 | v2.4.40 | v2.3.43 |
| libvirtd (libvirt/libvirt-daemon) | gnutls | coming soon | v3.2.0- v3.9.0 | v0.10.2 | NA |
Testing Your Secured Connection
Some details on how to test the particular configuration of a secured service can be found on the Testing Secured Connections web page.
Additional Resources: Securing Identity Management
See Configuring TLS 1.2 for Identity Management in RHEL 6.9.
5 Comments
When a scanner is run on port 389/636 on our RHDS 9 server, it finds EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA. We tried unsuccessfully to update nsSSLCiphers with-tls_dhe_rsa_with_des_cbc_sha. The error indicated that an unknown cipher suite was requested. We were hoping this article would include the current recommendations for RHDS.
Would it be possible to get a RHEL 8 update for this page, please ?
Could we get RHEL 8 updates for this page and possibly add information for Redis 6? It would also be nice to add information for sssd and probably Red Hat Directory Server since openldap-server is no longer shipped in RHEL 8.
thanks
Would it be possible to update this page for RHEL 8 Family please
Can this be updated for RHEL 9?