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doc: Document that ssl_ciphers does not affect TLS 1.3
TLS 1.3 uses a different way of specifying ciphers and a different OpenSSL API. PostgreSQL currently does not support setting those ciphers. For now, just document this. In the future, support for this might be added somehow. Reviewed-by: Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org> Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Specifies a list of <acronym>SSL</acronym> cipher suites that are allowed to be
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used on secure connections. See
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the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ciphers</refentrytitle></citerefentry> manual page
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in the <application>OpenSSL</application> package for the syntax of this setting
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and a list of supported values.
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This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</filename>
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file or on the server command line.
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The default value is <literal>HIGH:MEDIUM:+3DES:!aNULL</literal>. The
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default is usually a reasonable choice unless you have specific
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security requirements.
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Specifies a list of <acronym>SSL</acronym> cipher suites that are
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allowed to be used by SSL connections. See the
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>ciphers</refentrytitle></citerefentry>
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manual page in the <application>OpenSSL</application> package for the
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syntax of this setting and a list of supported values. Only
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connections using TLS version 1.2 and lower are affected. There is
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currently no setting that controls the cipher choices used by TLS
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version 1.3 connections. The default value is
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<literal>HIGH:MEDIUM:+3DES:!aNULL</literal>. The default is usually a
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reasonable choice unless you have specific security requirements.
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</para>
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<para>
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This parameter can only be set in the
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<filename>postgresql.conf</filename> file or on the server command
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line.
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