When should I use this ssl.conf?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Apache HTTP Server config.
# Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG):
# Configure one or more sources to seed the PRNG of the SSL library.
# The seed data should be of good random quality.
# WARNING! On some platforms /dev/random blocks if not enough entropy
# is available. This means you then cannot use the /dev/random device
# because it would lead to very long connection times (as long as
# it requires to make more entropy available). But usually those
# platforms additionally provide a /dev/urandom device which doesn't
# block. So, if available, use this one instead. Read the mod_ssl User
# Manual for more details.
#
SSLRandomSeed startup builtin
SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/urandom 512
SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/urandom 512
##
## SSL Global Context
##
## All SSL configuration in this context applies both to
## the main server and all SSL-enabled virtual hosts.
##
#
# Some MIME-types for downloading Certificates and CRLs
#
AddType application/x-x509-ca-cert .crt
AddType application/x-pkcs7-crl .crl
# Pass Phrase Dialog:
# Configure the pass phrase gathering process.
# The filtering dialog program (`builtin' is a internal
# terminal dialog) has to provide the pass phrase on stdout.
SSLPassPhraseDialog exec:/usr/share/apache2/ask-for-passphrase
# Inter-Process Session Cache:
# Configure the SSL Session Cache: First the mechanism
# to use and second the expiring timeout (in seconds).
# (The mechanism dbm has known memory leaks and should not be used).
#SSLSessionCache dbm:${APACHE_RUN_DIR}/ssl_scache
SSLSessionCache shmcb:${APACHE_RUN_DIR}/ssl_scache(512000)
SSLSessionCacheTimeout 300
# Semaphore:
# Configure the path to the mutual exclusion semaphore the
# SSL engine uses internally for inter-process synchronization.
# (Disabled by default, the global Mutex directive consolidates by default
# this)
#Mutex file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR}/ssl_mutex ssl-cache
# SSL Cipher Suite:
# List the ciphers that the client is permitted to negotiate. See the
# ciphers(1) man page from the openssl package for list of all available
# options.
# Enable only secure ciphers:
SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!aNULL
# SSL server cipher order preference:
# Use server priorities for cipher algorithm choice.
# Clients may prefer lower grade encryption. You should enable this
# option if you want to enforce stronger encryption, and can afford
# the CPU cost, and did not override SSLCipherSuite in a way that puts
# insecure ciphers first.
# Default: Off
#SSLHonorCipherOrder on
# The protocols to enable.
# Available values: all, SSLv3, TLSv1, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2
# SSL v2 is no longer supported
SSLProtocol all -SSLv3
# Allow insecure renegotiation with clients which do not yet support the
# secure renegotiation protocol. Default: Off
#SSLInsecureRenegotiation on
# Whether to forbid non-SNI clients to access name based virtual hosts.
# Default: Off
#SSLStrictSNIVHostCheck On
# Warning: Session Tickets require regular reloading of the server!
# Make sure you do this (e.g. via logrotate) before changing this setting!
SSLSessionTickets off
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/e0240208bf5bd725c1f192c2d1abb76e?hint=ssl.conf
wget -O ssl.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/e0240208bf5bd725c1f192c2d1abb76e?hint=ssl.conf
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/e0240208bf5bd725c1f192c2d1abb76e?hint=ssl.conf' /><config><app>Apache HTTP Server</app><os>Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)</os><location>/etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf</location><lines>83</lines><md5>e0240208bf5bd725c1f192c2d1abb76e</md5><sha256>fb37ad93dd9c6bc899bc677833bc581b3de013c3cc7c5f324c443afd873e59f0</sha256></config></prompt>
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sudo apk add apache2
sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
sudo yum install httpd
sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
When should I use this ssl.conf?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Apache HTTP Server config.
How do I restore Apache HTTP Server defaults?
Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf, replace it, then reload or restart Apache HTTP Server.
Is ssl.conf safe for production?
It is the vendor default for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.
How does this differ from other OS versions?
Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).
Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.