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[PATCH] Document weaknesses in SSLv2 and SSLv3
From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg_at_fifthhorseman.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:33:59 +0200
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:33:59 +0200
Acknowledge that SSLv3 is also widely considered to be insecure.
Also, provide references for people who want to know more about why
it's insecure.
--- docs/curl.1 | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index cf37d63..dd17f55 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -171,10 +171,11 @@ a level of control). .IP "-2, --sslv2" (SSL) Forces curl to use SSL version 2 when negotiating with a remote SSL server. Sometimes curl is built without SSLv2 support. SSLv2 is widely -considered insecure. +considered insecure (see RFC 6176). .IP "-3, --sslv3" (SSL) Forces curl to use SSL version 3 when negotiating with a remote SSL -server. Sometimes curl is built without SSLv3 support. +server. Sometimes curl is built without SSLv3 support. SSLv3 is widely +considered insecure (see RFC 7568). .IP "-4, --ipv4" This option tells curl to resolve names to IPv4 addresses only, and not for example try IPv6. -- 2.5.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- List admin: http://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-users FAQ: http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html Etiquette: http://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.htmlReceived on 2015-08-15