From 49b3cc024bd4ff8c94f74beacaf3228593e30e5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Agustin Ferrario Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:53:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document the SSL changes in the CHANGELOG The breaking changes are properly documented in the CHANGELOG.md file. The date used is specified as XXXX-XX-XX and should be modified at the moment of merge. --- CHANGELOG.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 946ec5b0e..8473b4aae 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +# XXXX-XX-XX + +## New SSL Configuration + +A new variable `matrix_nginx_proxy_ssl_config`, bringing some breaking changes. The default configuration is set to `"Intermadiate"`. +This changes `ssl_prefer_server_ciphers` to `off` by default instead of `off`. It also add some more ciphers to the list, this should +give a little better performance for mobile devices and removes weak ciphers. More information in the [documentation](docs/configuring-playbook-nginx.md). +To revert to the old behaviour just set `matrix_nginx_proxy_ssl_config` to `"Custom"` and don't change any of the other variables. + +If you are setting `matrix_nginx_proxy_ssl_protocols` to a custom value, you will need to `matrix_nginx_proxy_ssl_config` to `"Custom"`, +otherwise it this variable will be ignored. + # 2020-12-11 ## synapse-janitor support removed