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add 2048 bits of DH params for nginx, postfix, dovecot

nginx/postfix use a new pre-generated dh2048.pem file. dovecot generates the bits on its own.

ssllabs.com reports that TLS_DHE ciphers went from 1024 to 2048 bits as expected. The ECDHE ciphers remain at 256 bits --- no idea what that really means. (This tests nginx only. I haven't tested postfix/dovecot.)

see https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/fips-ready-for-ssl-dhec-key-exchange/76/3
This commit is contained in:
Joshua Tauberer 2014-09-26 22:01:38 +00:00
parent c2eb8e5330
commit 39bca053ed
5 changed files with 17 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ spdy_headers_comp 0;
# openssl dhparam -outform pem -out dhparam2048.pem 2048
#
# Note: raising the bits to 2048 excludes Java 6 clients. Comment out if a problem.
#ssl_dhparam /path/to/dhparam2048.pem;
ssl_dhparam STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/dh2048.pem;
# OCSP stapling - means nginx will poll the CA for signed OCSP responses,

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@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf \
# Enable SSL, specify the location of the SSL certificate and private key files,
# and allow only good ciphers per http://baldric.net/2013/12/07/tls-ciphers-in-postfix-and-dovecot/.
# Set a higher default Diffie Hellman key size. The default is 1024. Higher than
# 2048 takes considerably longer to regenerate, which dovecot does automatically
# apparently weekly. See http://wiki2.dovecot.org/SSL/DovecotConfiguration for more.
tools/editconf.py /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf \
ssl=required \
"ssl_cert=<$STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/ssl_certificate.pem" \
"ssl_key=<$STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/ssl_private_key.pem" \
"ssl_dh_parameters_length=2048" \
"ssl_cipher_list=TLSv1+HIGH !SSLv2 !RC4 !aNULL !eNULL !3DES @STRENGTH"
# Disable in-the-clear IMAP and POP because we're paranoid (we haven't even

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@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ cp conf/postfix_outgoing_mail_header_filters /etc/postfix/outgoing_mail_header_f
# Enable TLS on these and all other connections (i.e. ports 25 *and* 587) and
# require TLS before a user is allowed to authenticate. This also makes
# opportunistic TLS available on *incoming* mail.
# Set stronger DH parameters, which via openssl tend to default to 1024 bits.
tools/editconf.py /etc/postfix/main.cf \
smtpd_tls_security_level=may\
smtpd_tls_auth_only=yes \
smtpd_tls_cert_file=$STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/ssl_certificate.pem \
smtpd_tls_key_file=$STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/ssl_private_key.pem \
smtpd_tls_dh1024_param_file=$STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/dh2048.pem \
smtpd_tls_received_header=yes
# Prevent non-authenticated users from sending mail that requires being

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@ -43,3 +43,8 @@ if [ ! -f $STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/ssl_certificate.pem ]; then
-in $STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/ssl_cert_sign_req.csr -signkey $STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/ssl_private_key.pem -out $STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/ssl_certificate.pem
fi
# For nginx and postfix, pre-generate some better DH bits. They seem to
# each rely on openssl's default of 1024 bits.
if [ ! -f $STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/dh2048.pem ]; then
openssl dhparam -out $STORAGE_ROOT/ssl/dh2048.pem 2048
fi

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@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ apt_install nginx php5-fpm
rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
# copy in a nginx configuration file for common and best-practices
# SSL settings from @konklone
cp conf/nginx-ssl.conf /etc/nginx/nginx-ssl.conf
# Copy in a nginx configuration file for common and best-practices
# SSL settings from @konklone. Replace STORAGE_ROOT so it can find
# the DH params.
sed "s#STORAGE_ROOT#$STORAGE_ROOT#" \
conf/nginx-ssl.conf > /etc/nginx/nginx-ssl.conf
# Fix some nginx defaults.
# The server_names_hash_bucket_size seems to prevent long domain names?