opensearch-project / opensearch-project/security
[FEATURE] Use stronger TLS ciphers as defaults
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- Java
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Description
The default settings currently seem to allow weak TLS ciphers & protocols. These can be changed in the settings (using enabled_ciphers and enabled_protocols) to harden them, but we should consider changing the default in the upcoming 3.0 release (as it’d be a breaking change)?
Considering following the configuration from Mozilla (note: “intermediate” is required for java 8 compatibility, need to check if we're dropping that with OpenSearch 3.0):
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the defaults for enabled_ciphers and enabled_protocols, then compare them with Mozilla's intermediate TLS configuration. Check the Java 8 compatibility note and whether OpenSearch 3.0 drops that requirement. Done means selecting and documenting stronger defaults with the compatibility and breaking-change decision resolved.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100