curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST.3
Jay Satiro b4f9ae5126 schannel: fix user-set legacy algorithms in Windows 10 & 11
- If the user set a legacy algorithm list (CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST) then
  use the SCHANNEL_CRED legacy structure to pass the list to Schannel.

- If the user set both a legacy algorithm list and a TLS 1.3 cipher list
  then abort.

Although MS doesn't document it, Schannel will not negotiate TLS 1.3
when SCHANNEL_CRED is used. That means setting a legacy algorithm list
limits the user to earlier versions of TLS.

Prior to this change, since 8beff435 (precedes 7.85.0), libcurl would
ignore legacy algorithms in Windows 10 1809 and later.

Reported-by: zhihaoy@users.noreply.github.com

Fixes https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/10741
Closes https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/10746
2023-08-02 03:43:13 -04:00

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.TH CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST 3 "17 Jun 2014" libcurl libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST \- ciphers to use for TLS
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, char *list);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a char *, pointing to a null-terminated string holding the list of
ciphers to use for the SSL connection. The list must be syntactically correct,
it consists of one or more cipher strings separated by colons. Commas or
spaces are also acceptable separators but colons are normally used, \&!, \&-
and \&+ can be used as operators.
For OpenSSL and GnuTLS valid examples of cipher lists include \fBRC4-SHA\fP,
\fBSHA1+DES\fP, \fBTLSv1\fP and \fBDEFAULT\fP. The default list is normally
set when you compile OpenSSL.
For WolfSSL, valid examples of cipher lists include \fBECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA\fP,
\fBAES256-SHA:AES256-SHA256\fP, etc.
For BearSSL, valid examples of cipher lists include
\fBECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256\fP, or when using IANA names
\fBTLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256:TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256\fP,
etc.
With BearSSL you do not add/remove ciphers. If one uses this option then all
known ciphers are disabled and only those passed in are enabled.
For Schannel, you can use this option to set algorithms but not specific cipher
suites. Refer to the ciphers lists document for algorithms.
You will find more details about cipher lists on this URL:
https://curl.se/docs/ssl-ciphers.html
The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this
option.
.SH DEFAULT
NULL, use internal default
.SH PROTOCOLS
All TLS based protocols: HTTPS, FTPS, IMAPS, POP3S, SMTPS etc.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, "TLSv1");
ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.9, in 7.83.0 for BearSSL
If built TLS enabled.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if TLS is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or
CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_TLS13_CIPHERS "(3), " CURLOPT_SSLVERSION "(3), "
.BR CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_CIPHER_LIST "(3), " CURLOPT_PROXY_TLS13_CIPHERS "(3), "
.BR CURLOPT_USE_SSL "(3), "