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mod_firewall: Add special case for $local zone (fixes #1090)
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2 summary: Cipher policy enforcement with application level error reporting
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5 # Introduction
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7 This module arose from discussions at the XMPP Summit about enforcing
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8 better ciphers in TLS. It may seem attractive to disallow some insecure
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9 ciphers or require forward secrecy, but doing this at the TLS level
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10 would the user with an unhelpful "Encryption failed" message. This
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11 module does this enforcing at the application level, allowing better
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14 # Configuration
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16 First, download and add the module to `module_enabled`. Then you can
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17 decide on what policy you want to have.
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19 Requiring ciphers with forward secrecy is the most simple to set up.
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21 ``` lua
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22 tls_policy = "FS" -- allow only ciphers that enable forward secrecy
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23 ```
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25 A more complicated example:
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27 ``` lua
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28 tls_policy = {
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29 c2s = {
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30 encryption = "AES"; -- Require AES (or AESGCM) encryption
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31 protocol = "TLSv1.2"; -- and TLSv1.2
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32 bits = 128; -- and at least 128 bits (FIXME: remember what this meant)
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33 }
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34 s2s = {
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35 cipher = "AESGCM"; -- Require AESGCM ciphers
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36 protocol = "TLSv1.[12]"; -- and TLSv1.1 or 1.2
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37 authentication = "RSA"; -- with RSA authentication
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38 };
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39 }
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40 ```
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42 # Compatibility
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44 Requires LuaSec 0.5
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