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Instantly check your site's security grade at https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html (you can also append the domain name like so: ?d=equality-tech.com)
 
Instantly check your site's security grade at https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html (you can also append the domain name like so: ?d=equality-tech.com)
  
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=== Checking Ciphers ===
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== Let's Encrypt ==
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You can use nmap to port scan a host (Do NOT do this on hosts you don't control... it's like poking a hornets nest, you're not sure what's going to happen next but it could be bad). Use this particular invocation to show the SSL ciphers in use on your host. The description below is from <code>/usr/share/nmap/scripts/ssl-enum-ciphers.nse</code>)
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We used to run certificates from StartSSL because they offer free one-year certificates. However, today we upgraded to using 'LetsEncrypt' and our certificates are both more secure and easier to manage. Instead of a "B" grade, we now have "A" grade security.
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[[File:AGrade.png|left|500px]] [[File:BGrade.png|right|500px]]
  
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This script repeatedly initiates SSL/TLS connections, each time trying a new
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'''Certbot''' ([https://github.com/certbot/certbot code]) is a fully-featured, extensible client for the Let's Encrypt CA (or any other CA that speaks the ACME protocol) that can automate the tasks of obtaining certificates and configuring web servers to use them. This client runs on Unix-based operating systems. It '''requires''' root access and is '''beta''' software.
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cipher or compressor while recording whether a host accepts or rejects it. The
 
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end result is a list of all the ciphers and compressors that a server accepts.
 
  
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Each cipher is shown with a strength rating: one of <code>strong</code>,
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Until May 2016, Certbot was named simply <code>letsencrypt</code> or <code>letsencrypt-auto</code>, depending on install method. Instructions on the Internet, and some pieces of the software, may still refer to this older name.
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<code>weak</code>, or <code>unknown strength</code>. The output line
 
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beginning with <code>Least strength</code> shows the strength of the
 
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weakest cipher offered. If you are auditing for weak ciphers, you would
 
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want to look more closely at any port where <code>Least strength</code>
 
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is not <code>strong</code>. The cipher strength database is in the file
 
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<code>nselib/data/ssl-ciphers</code>, or you can use a different file
 
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through the script argument
 
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<code>ssl-enum-ciphers.rankedcipherlist</code>.
 
  
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SSLv3/TLSv1 requires more effort to determine which ciphers and compression
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[https://certbot.eff.org/#pip-apache Certbot website] at EFF.org (the Electronic Frontier Foundation).
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methods a server supports than SSLv2. A client lists the ciphers and compressors
 
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that it is capable of supporting, and the server will respond with a single
 
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cipher and compressor chosen, or a rejection notice.
 
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This script is intrusive since it must initiate many connections to a server,
 
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and therefore is quite noisy.
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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nmap --script +ssl-enum-ciphers example.com
 
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</source>
 
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Using [[Certbot]], you can manage your certificates.
 
  
 
== Resources ==
 
== Resources ==
 
# [[wp:Transport Layer Security|Transport Layer Security]]
 
# [[wp:Transport Layer Security|Transport Layer Security]]
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# https://letsencrypt.org/getinvolved/ Get Involved with Lets Encrypt
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## https://letsencrypt.org/getting-started/ Getting Started
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## https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt Code on GitHub
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## https://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ Docs
 
# https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Server_Side_TLS
 
# https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Server_Side_TLS
 
# https://security.stackexchange.com/
 
# https://security.stackexchange.com/
 
# [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/ssl/ Apache docs]
 
# [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/ssl/ Apache docs]
 
# [https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/certificates-and-security.html Ubuntu Server Guide - Certificates and Security]
 
# [https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/certificates-and-security.html Ubuntu Server Guide - Certificates and Security]
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# [https://tls.ulfheim.net/ TLS illustrated]
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# [https://github.com/jaywink/ansible-letsencrypt Ansible role for LetsEncrypt]
  
 
[[Category:Security]]
 
[[Category:Security]]
 
[[Category:System Administration]]
 
[[Category:System Administration]]

Revision as of 12:30, 24 August 2016

Transport Layer Security[edit | edit source]

This page is mainly about adding Transport Layer Security TLS (also commonly referred to by it's predecessor 'Secure Sockets Layer or SSL') for your web servers such as Apache or nginx.

If you have a website or other online resources, you should be running them on a Secure webserver. If you need help, call eQuality Technology. We can secure your site very quickly and very cost-effectively, using the highest grade security measures.

Security Check[edit | edit source]

Instantly check your site's security grade at https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html (you can also append the domain name like so: ?d=equality-tech.com)

Let's Encrypt[edit | edit source]

We used to run certificates from StartSSL because they offer free one-year certificates. However, today we upgraded to using 'LetsEncrypt' and our certificates are both more secure and easier to manage. Instead of a "B" grade, we now have "A" grade security.

AGrade.png
BGrade.png

Certbot (code) is a fully-featured, extensible client for the Let's Encrypt CA (or any other CA that speaks the ACME protocol) that can automate the tasks of obtaining certificates and configuring web servers to use them. This client runs on Unix-based operating systems. It requires root access and is beta software.

Until May 2016, Certbot was named simply letsencrypt or letsencrypt-auto, depending on install method. Instructions on the Internet, and some pieces of the software, may still refer to this older name.

Certbot website at EFF.org (the Electronic Frontier Foundation).

Resources[edit | edit source]

  1. Transport Layer Security
  2. https://letsencrypt.org/getinvolved/ Get Involved with Lets Encrypt
    1. https://letsencrypt.org/getting-started/ Getting Started
    2. https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt Code on GitHub
    3. https://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ Docs
  3. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Server_Side_TLS
  4. https://security.stackexchange.com/
  5. Apache docs
  6. Ubuntu Server Guide - Certificates and Security
  7. Ansible role for LetsEncrypt

Transport Layer Security

Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP

Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org

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