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== Perfect Forward Secrecy ==

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_secrecy|Forward Secrecy]] is being advocated as a solution that offers stronger protection for private keys; evidently it is [[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslciphersuite|straightforward to enable with Apache]].

See [[https://bugzilla.hcoop.net/show_bug.cgi?id=1113|ticket #113].

1. Heartbleed Aftermath

Fortunately HCoop wasn't hit by the OpenSSL Heartbleed bug. However this perhaps is an opportunity for some spring clean up.

These reports do not look good:

(Warning: their analyzer may need to run, and you might need to wait a while to see the actual report.)

Here's the status of navajos: it gets an F per the above SSL Labs report, because:

  • Server's certificate is not trusted. Grade set to F.
  • Server supports only older protocols, but not the current best TLS 1.2. Grade capped to B.
  • Server does not support Forward Secrecy with the reference browsers.

Deleuze is particularly problematic, because:

  • Server's certificate is not trusted. Grade set to F.
  • Server supports SSL 2, which is obsolete and insecure. Grade set to F.
  • Server is vulnerable to MITM attacks because it supports insecure renegotiation. Grade set to F.
  • Server does not mitigate the CRIME attack. Grade capped to B.
  • Server supports only older protocols, but not the current best TLS 1.2. Grade capped to B.
  • There is no support for secure renegotiation.
  • Server does not support Forward Secrecy with the reference browsers.

Since deleuze is scheduled to be decommissioned, we might want to focus on the remaining problems.

2. CA Certification

Problem: Browsers do not trust HCoop's self-signed certificate. Potential members might be scared away by big honking browser warnings. We might want to get a "proper" CA-signed certificate; perhaps a wildcard one. But these tend to be fairly expensive.

These are the choices at the moment, to solve the immediate problem in an inexpensive manner:

  • Gandi offers one-year free CA certificate with domain registrations.

  • StartSSL offers free CA certificates, but charges $25 for revocations.

3. Perfect Forward Secrecy

Forward Secrecy is being advocated as a solution that offers stronger protection for private keys; evidently it is straightforward to enable with Apache.

See [[https://bugzilla.hcoop.net/show_bug.cgi?id=1113|ticket #113].

HeartBleedAfterMath (last edited 2014-04-19 00:32:33 by ClintonEbadi)