Choosing cipher strings requires the use of an intermediate language that allows selection
and deselection of ciphers, key exchange mechanisms, MACs and combinations of those.
-Common combinators consist of \texttt{+}, \texttt{-}, \texttt{!} and \texttt{%}.
+Common combinators consist of \texttt{+}, \texttt{-} and \texttt{!}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{rll}
\toprule
\textbf{combinator} & \textbf{effect} & \textbf{example}\\\cmidrule(lr){1-3}
- \verb|+| & add at this position & \verb|+SHA256|
- \verb|-| & remove at the current position & \verb|-SSLv3|
- \verb|!| & permanently remove from selection & \verb|!3DES|
- OpenSSL \verb|@| & special command & \verb|@STRENGTH|
- GnuTLS \verb|%| & special command & \verb|%NEW_PADDING|
+ \verb|+| & add at this position & \verb|+SHA256| \\
+ \verb|-| & remove at the current position & \verb|-SSLv3| \\
+ \verb|!| & permanently remove from selection & \verb|!3DES| \\
+ (OpenSSL) \verb|@| & special command & \verb|@STRENGTH| \\
+ (GnuTLS) \verb|%| & special command & \verb|%NEW_PADDING| \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
-http://www.gnutls.org/manual/html_node/Priority-Strings.html
-https://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/ciphers.html
+%http://www.gnutls.org/manual/html_node/Priority-Strings.html
+%https://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/ciphers.html
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