+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1076390 +++ This is a tracking bug for Change: System-wide crypto policy For more details, see: http://fedoraproject.org//wiki/Changes/CryptoPolicy Unify the crypto policies used by different applications and libraries. That is allow setting a consistent security level for crypto on all applications in a Fedora system. The implementation approach will be to initially modify SSL libraries to respect the policy and gradually adding more libraries and applications. --- Additional comment from Eric Christensen on 2014-03-24 13:40:11 EDT --- I wrote up something about this already (but can't find it) that can be used in the Release Notes and Security Guide. As soon as I can lay my hands on it, again, I'll post it for review. --- Additional comment from Eric Christensen on 2014-03-24 14:40:25 EDT --- This is the text I'd like to use for the Release Notes and Security Guide if it looks good to the feature owner. --- Additional comment from Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos on 2014-03-25 05:45:07 EDT --- Let's not update the release notes and manual yet, as the details are not yet fixed. I expect these to be fixed by the end of next month. --- Additional comment from Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos on 2014-06-03 07:26:05 EDT --- I've updated the proposed text for the release notes. <title>Crypto Policy</title> <para>Beginning in Fedora 21, a system-wide crypto policy will be available for users to quickly setup the cryptographic options for their systems. Users that must meet certain cryptographic standards can make the policy change in <filename>//etc/crypto-policies/config</filename>, and run update-crypto-policies. At this point applications that are utilize the default set of ciphers in the GnuTLS and OpenSSL libraries will follow the policy requirements.</para> <para>The available options are: (1) LEGACY, which ensures compatibility with legacy systems - 64-bit security, (2) DEFAULT, a reasonable default for today's standards - 80-bit security, and (3) FUTURE, a conservative level that is believed to withstand any near-term future attacks -128-bit security. These levels affect SSL/TLS settings, including elliptic curve, signature hash functions, and ciphersuites and key sizes.</para> <para>Additional information on this new feature can be found on the <ulink url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/CryptoPolicy">CryptoPolicy Changes wiki page</ulink>.</para> --- Additional comment from Eric Christensen on 2014-06-03 11:58:18 EDT --- (In reply to Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos from comment #4) Awesome, thanks! I've added it to the Security Beat (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_Security_Beat) and it should be in the Release Notes for F21.
Created attachment 907165 [details] Patch adding CryptoPolicy text This is ready for QA.