TLSv1.3 by default?

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 12:13:20PM -0400, Olaf van der Spek wrote:

> Maxim Dounin Wrote:
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 08:43:03AM -0500, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
> > > 
> > > Why isn't 1.3 enabled by default (when available)?
> > > 
> > > Syntax:	ssl_protocols [SSLv2] [SSLv3] [TLSv1] [TLSv1.1] [TLSv1.2]
> > > [TLSv1.3];
> > > Default:	
> > > ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
> > > 
> > > http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_ssl_module.html#ssl_protocols
> > 
> > The main reason is that when it was implemented, TLSv1.3 RFC 
> > wasn't yet finalized, and TLSv1.3 was only available via various 
> > drafts, and only with pre-release versions of OpenSSL.
> > 
> > Now with RFC 8446 published and OpenSSL 1.1.1 with TLSv1.3 
> > released this probably can be reconsidered.  On the other hand, 
> 
> Has this been reconsidered yet?

Not yet.  Blockers listed in the original message, notably 
"ssl_ciphers aNULL;" being non-functional with TLSv1.3 
(https://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/195), still apply.

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