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Dec 11, 2014, 8:55 PM
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Just tested - Rec'd a 'B'

  • Category: Security
  • Platform: Windows
  • Release: 9.0.1
  • Role: Administrator
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Hey, Mark! Thanks for the update!

I just made the same change and tested - for me, SSLv3 also now shows as disabled in the Qualys SSL test - but I received a 'B'  rating

The other 'errors' that I receive are:

The server supports only older protocols, but not the current best TLS 1.2. Grade capped to B.
This server accepts the RC4 cipher, which is weak. Grade capped to B.  MORE INFO »
There is no support for secure renegotiation.  MORE INFO »
The server does not support Forward Secrecy with the reference browsers.  MORE INFO »

Note that I recently disabled (another thread) AES and 3DES encryption - that brought my score from an 'F' to a 'B'.  The only ciphers that I'm now using are:

TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5 (0x4)   WEAK        128
TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA (0x5)   WEAK        128

Oh, you know, I think that the logic behind the Qualsys SSL test changed the other night - because I had noticed Monday night my grade had fallen to an 'F'. - I'll bet you still have 3DES enabled - disable that and you'll get a 'B'.


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