=head1 NOTES
The behaviour of the SSL library can be changed by setting several options.
-The options are coded as bitmasks and can be combined by a logical B<or>
+The options are coded as bitmasks and can be combined by a bitwise B<or>
operation (|).
SSL_CTX_set_options() and SSL_set_options() affect the (external)
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-=item SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING
+=item SSL_OP_SAFARI_ECDHE_ECDSA_BUG
-As of OpenSSL 0.9.7h and 0.9.8a, this option has no effect.
+Don't prefer ECDHE-ECDSA ciphers when the client appears to be Safari on OS X.
+OS X 10.8..10.8.3 has broken support for ECDHE-ECDSA ciphers.
=item SSL_OP_SSLEAY_080_CLIENT_DH_BUG
broken SSL implementations. This option has no effect for connections
using other ciphers.
+=item SSL_OP_TLSEXT_PADDING
+
+Adds a padding extension to ensure the ClientHello size is never between
+256 and 511 bytes in length. This is needed as a workaround for some
+implementations.
+
=item SSL_OP_ALL
All of the above bug workarounds.
with restricted RSA keylength). By setting this option, ephemeral
RSA keys are always used. This option breaks compatibility with the
SSL/TLS specifications and may lead to interoperability problems with
-clients and should therefore never be used. Ciphers with EDH (ephemeral
+clients and should therefore never be used. Ciphers with DHE (ephemeral
Diffie-Hellman) key exchange should be used instead.
=item SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE
=head2 Unpatched client and patched OpenSSL server
-The initial connection suceeds but client renegotiation is denied by the
+The initial connection succeeds but client renegotiation is denied by the
server with a B<no_renegotiation> warning alert if TLS v1.0 is used or a fatal
B<handshake_failure> alert in SSL v3.0.