Apache Disabling SSL v3 Instructions (2024)

FAQs

How to disable SSLv3 in Apache? ›

Right click on the Google Chrome / Chromium shortcut on the Desktop, and click Properties. In Target, after the last character (a quote), add a space and then --ssl-version-min=tls1 . Click OK, and confirm if it asks for administrator privileges.

​​ Disable Universal SSL certificate

Select your domain. Go to SSL/TLS > Edge Certificates. For Disable Universal SSL, select Disable Universal SSL.

Due to a vulnerability in the SSLv3 (Secure Socket Layer) protocol, support for this protocol is deprecated in z/OS® Explorer. However, SSL was the default protocol up until the deprecation, which implies that existing host and client setups require updates to switch to TLS (Transport Layer Security).

How do I disable SSL certificate in SQL Server? ›

From SQL Server Configuration Manager, under SQL Server Network Configuration, right-click Protocols for <server instance>, and then select Properties. I remove the certificate and on Flags tab, in the ForceEncryption box, I select NO, and then OK to close the dialog box.

Once an attacker can downgrade the connection to SSLv3, the attacker can take advantage of a flaw in the SSLv3 standard that allows a man-in-the-middle attack and decrypt content being transferred over an SSLv3 connection.

In Apache httpd ciphers are set in SSLCipherSuite directive. Ciphers are delimited by space or by semicolon (what ever you choose). To disable ciphers you need to add "exclamation mark" in front of cipher.

Deactivating a module is as easy as activating it. In this case, we will use the a2dismod command followed by the name of the module that we wish to deactivate.

Open the Apache configuration file containing the LoadModule directive of the module that you want to enable or disable using your preferred text editor. Comment out the LoadModule directive associated with the module to disable a module. Uncomment a commented LoadModule directive to re-enable a module.