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docs: Update cipher suites documentation #20697

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54 changes: 30 additions & 24 deletions libbeat/docs/shared-ssl-config.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -155,34 +155,39 @@ The default is `full`.
==== `cipher_suites`

The list of cipher suites to use. The first entry has the highest priority.
If this option is omitted, the Go crypto library's default
suites are used (recommended). Note that TLS 1.3 cipher suites are not
If this option is omitted, the Go crypto library's https://golang.org/pkg/crypto/tls/[default suites]
are used (recommended). Note that TLS 1.3 cipher suites are not
individually configurable in Go, so they are not included in this list.

// tag::cipher_suites[]
The following cipher suites are available:

* ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA
* ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA256 (TLS 1.2 only, disabled by default)
* ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-128-GCM-SHA256 (TLS 1.2 only)
* ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-256-CBC-SHA
* ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-256-GCM-SHA384 (TLS 1.2 only)
* ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 (TLS 1.2 only)
* ECDHE-ECDSA-RC4-128-SHA (disabled by default - RC4 not recommended)
* ECDHE-RSA-3DES-CBC3-SHA
* ECDHE-RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA
* ECDHE-RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA256 (TLS 1.2 only, disabled by default)
* ECDHE-RSA-AES-128-GCM-SHA256 (TLS 1.2 only)
* ECDHE-RSA-AES-256-CBC-SHA
* ECDHE-RSA-AES-256-GCM-SHA384 (TLS 1.2 only)
* ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1205 (TLS 1.2 only)
* ECDHE-RSA-RC4-128-SHA (disabled by default- RC4 not recommended)
* RSA-3DES-CBC3-SHA
* RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA
* RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA256 (TLS 1.2 only, disabled by default)
* RSA-AES-128-GCM-SHA256 (TLS 1.2 only)
* RSA-AES-256-CBC-SHA
* RSA-AES-256-GCM-SHA384 (TLS 1.2 only)
* RSA-RC4-128-SHA (disabled by default - RC4 not recommended)
[options="header"]
|===
| Cypher | Notes
| ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA |
| ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA256 | TLS 1.2 only. Disabled by default.
| ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-128-GCM-SHA256 | TLS 1.2 only.
| ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-256-CBC-SHA |
| ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-256-GCM-SHA384 | TLS 1.2 only.
| ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 | TLS 1.2 only.
| ECDHE-ECDSA-RC4-128-SHA | Disabled by default. RC4 not recommended.
| ECDHE-RSA-3DES-CBC3-SHA |
| ECDHE-RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA |
| ECDHE-RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA256 | TLS 1.2 only. Disabled by default.
| ECDHE-RSA-AES-128-GCM-SHA256 | TLS 1.2 only.
| ECDHE-RSA-AES-256-CBC-SHA |
| ECDHE-RSA-AES-256-GCM-SHA384 | TLS 1.2 only.
| ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1205 | TLS 1.2 only.
| ECDHE-RSA-RC4-128-SHA | Disabled by default. RC4 not recommended.
| RSA-3DES-CBC3-SHA |
| RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA |
| RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA256 | TLS 1.2 only. Disabled by default.
| RSA-AES-128-GCM-SHA256 | TLS 1.2 only.
| RSA-AES-256-CBC-SHA |
| RSA-AES-256-GCM-SHA384 | TLS 1.2 only.
| RSA-RC4-128-SHA | Disabled by default. RC4 not recommended.
|===

Here is a list of acronyms used in defining the cipher suites:

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -212,6 +217,7 @@ Here is a list of acronyms used in defining the cipher suites:

* SHA, SHA256, SHA384:
Cipher suites using SHA-1, SHA-256 or SHA-384.
// end::cipher_suites[]

[float]
==== `curve_types`
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