Protocol: BEAST-Vulnerable CBC Ciphers Present¶

Identifier: issue_ssl_beast_cbc_ciphers_present

Scanner(s) Support¶

Description¶

CBC ciphers usable with TLS 1.0 can enable the Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS (BEAST) attack.

How we test: We identify CBC cipher suites offered by endpoints that negotiate TLS 1.0.

References:

• https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4346
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/864643

Configuration¶

Example¶

Example configuration:

---
security_tests:
  issue_ssl_beast_cbc_ciphers_present:
    skip: false

Reference¶

skip¶

Type : boolean

Skip the test if true.