
The use of the Old configuration with modern versions of OpenSSL may require custom builds with support for deprecated ciphers.įor services with clients that support TLS 1.3 and don't need backward compatibility, the Modern configuration provides an extremely high level of security. OpenSSL will ignore cipher suites it doesn't understand, so always use the full set of cipher suites below, in their recommended order. The ordering of cipher suites in the Old configuration is very important, as it determines the priority with which algorithms are selected.


Mozilla maintains this document as a reference guide for navigating the TLS landscape, as well as a configuration generator to assist system administrators. All Mozilla websites and deployments should follow the recommendations below. The goal of this document is to help operational teams with the configuration of TLS. 1.2 Intermediate compatibility (recommended).
