git: 4c034ed7c9 - main - Update supported SSL/TLS versions in the base system.
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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:19:19 UTC
The branch main has been updated by pluknet: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=4c034ed7c97d58b648686902003e379059d47695 commit 4c034ed7c97d58b648686902003e379059d47695 Author: Sergey Kandaurov <pluknet@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2022-01-11 23:16:45 +0000 Commit: Sergey Kandaurov <pluknet@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-01-11 23:16:45 +0000 Update supported SSL/TLS versions in the base system. --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc index 50fab4dbf2..371ddf908e 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc @@ -1095,8 +1095,7 @@ File system integrity checking tools like package:security/tripwire[] can allevi OpenSSL is an open source implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols. It provides an encryption transport layer on top of the normal communications layer, allowing it to be intertwined with many network applications and services. -The version of OpenSSL included in FreeBSD supports the Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 (SSLv3) and Transport Layer Security 1.0/1.1/1.2 (TLSv1/TLSv1.1/TLSv1.2) network security protocols and can be used as a general cryptographic library. -In FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE and above, OpenSSL also supports Transport Layer Security 1.3 (TLSv1.3). +The version of OpenSSL included in FreeBSD supports Transport Layer Security 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3 (TLSv1/TLSv1.1/TLSv1.2/TLSv1.3) network security protocols and can be used as a general cryptographic library. OpenSSL is often used to encrypt authentication of mail clients and to secure web based transactions such as credit card payments. Some ports, such as package:www/apache24[] and package:databases/postgresql11-server[], include a compile option for building with OpenSSL.