28.7. Setting the supported TLS protocol versions on an Apache HTTP Server

Procedure

1. Edit the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file, and add the following setting to the <VirtualHost> directive for which you want to set the TLS protocol version. For example, to enable only the TLSv1.3 protocol:

   SSLProtocol -All TLSv1.3

2. Restart the httpd service:

   # systemctl restart httpd

Verification

1. Use the following command to verify that the server supports TLSv1.3:

   # openssl s_client -connect example.com:443 -tls1_3

2. Use the following command to verify that the server does not support TLSv1.2:

   # openssl s_client -connect example.com:443 -tls1_2

   If the server does not support the protocol, the command returns an error:

   140111600609088:error:1409442E:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:tlsv1 alert protocol version:ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c:1543:SSL alert number 70

3. Optional: Repeat the command for other TLS protocol versions.