Topic

Configuring Transport Layer Security

Applicable to

all

History

Priority

should

Mar 2022

SHA-2-based certificates are used for TLS connections.

Miscellaneous changes were made to rationale and recommendations throughout the publication to clarify content without changing intent. This included a review from the Guidelines for System Hardening chapter through to the Guidelines for Data Transfers chapter.

Oct 2019

SHA-2-based certificates are used.

Security control 1374 was modified

Sep 2019

SHA-2-based certificates are used where possible.

2015

Agencies should use SHA–2 based certificates where available.