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Nginx SSL/TLS configuration for "A+" Qualys SSL Labs rating
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# Name: nginx-tls.conf | |
# Auth: Gavin Lloyd <[email protected]> | |
# Desc: Nginx SSL/TLS configuration for "A+" Qualys SSL Labs rating | |
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# Enables HTTP/2, PFS, HSTS and OCSP stapling. Configuration options not related | |
# to SSL/TLS are not included here. | |
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# Additional tips: | |
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# * Enable CAA DNS record: https://sslmate.com/caa | |
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# Example: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=gavinhungry.com | |
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server { | |
listen [::]:80; | |
listen 80; | |
server_name domain.tld www.domain.tld; | |
# Redirect all non-https requests | |
rewrite ^ https://$host$request_uri? permanent; | |
} | |
server { | |
listen [::]:443 ssl http2 default_server; | |
listen 443 ssl http2 default_server; | |
server_name domain.tld www.domain.tld; | |
# Certificate(s) and private key | |
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/domain.crt; | |
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/domain.key; | |
# RFC-7919 recommended: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Server_Side_TLS#ffdhe4096 | |
ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/ffdhe4096.pem; | |
# Or, generate random dhparam | |
# openssl dhparam 4096 -out /etc/ssl/dhparam.pem | |
# ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/dhparam.pem; | |
ssl_protocols TLSv1.3 TLSv1.2; | |
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on; | |
ssl_ecdh_curve secp521r1:secp384r1; | |
ssl_ciphers EECDH+AESGCM:EECDH+AES256; | |
ssl_session_cache shared:TLS:2m; | |
ssl_buffer_size 4k; | |
# OCSP stapling | |
ssl_stapling on; | |
ssl_stapling_verify on; | |
resolver 1.1.1.1 1.0.0.1 [2606:4700:4700::1111] [2606:4700:4700::1001]; # Cloudflare | |
# Set HSTS to 365 days | |
add_header Strict-Transport-Security 'max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload' always; | |
} |
Do you need to add the header "Content-Security-Policy" for extra security measures?
Here is one from the NSA/defense.gov, ref https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jan/05/2002560140/-1/-1/0/ELIMINATING_OBSOLETE_TLS_UOO197443-20.PDF & https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-52r2.pdf
ssl_protocols TLSv1.3 TLSv1.2;
ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES256-GCM-SHA384;
ssl_ecdh_curve secp384r1;
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
ssl_session_tickets off;
https://github.com/nsacyber/Mitigating-Obsolete-TLS/blob/master/webserver/nginx-tls.txt
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Beautiful, it worked