nginx TLS / SSL configuration options for konklone.com
# Basically the nginx configuration I use at konklone.com.
# I check it using https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=konklone.com
#
# To provide feedback, please tweet at @konklone or email eric@konklone.com.
# Comments on gists don't notify the author.
#
# Thanks to WubTheCaptain (https://wubthecaptain.eu) for his help and ciphersuites.
# Thanks to Ilya Grigorik (https://www.igvita.com) for constant inspiration.
server {
listen 80;
server_name konklone.com;
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
server {
# 'http2' requires nginx 1.9.5+. If using older nginx, replace with 'spdy'.
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name konklone.com;
# Path to certificate and intermediates, *omitting* the root.
ssl_certificate /path/to/example.com.chained.crt;
# Path to private key used to create certificate.
ssl_certificate_key /path/to/example.com.key;
# HTTP Strict Transport Security: tells browsers to require https:// without first checking
# the http:// version for a redirect. Warning: it is difficult to change your mind.
#
# max-age: length of requirement in seconds (31536000 = 1 year)
# includeSubdomains: force TLS for *ALL* subdomains (remove if this is not what you want)
# preload: indicates you want browsers to ship with HSTS preloaded for your domain.
#
# Submit your domain for preloading in browsers at: https://hstspreload.appspot.com
add_header Strict-Transport-Security 'max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload';
# If you won't/can't turn on HTTPS for *all* subdomains, use this simpler version:
# add_header Strict-Transport-Security 'max-age=31536000';
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
# This requires strong forward secrecy (ECDHE) for all connections.
# However, it blocks IE8+XP and Android 2.3.
ssl_ciphers 'kEECDH+ECDSA+AES128 kEECDH+ECDSA+AES256 kEECDH+AES128 kEECDH+AES256 +SHA !aNULL !eNULL !LOW !MD5 !EXP !DSS !PSK !SRP !kECDH !CAMELLIA !RC4 !SEED';
# Uncomment to require strong forward secrecy (ECDHE) in most clients, with a
# non-FS exception (DES-CBC3-SHA) for IE8/XP, and plain DHE for Android 2.3 users.
# ssl_ciphers 'kEECDH+ECDSA+AES128 kEECDH+ECDSA+AES256 kEECDH+AES128 kEECDH+AES256 kEDH+AES128 kEDH+AES256 DES-CBC3-SHA +SHA !aNULL !eNULL !LOW !MD5 !EXP !DSS !PSK !SRP !kECDH !CAMELLIA !RC4 !SEED';
# Allows all modern and legacy clients to connect over TLS.
ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.1 TLSv1;
# Uncomment for only the latest TLS, if you can drop IE8-IE10 and Android 4.3.
# ssl_protocols TLSv1.2;
# Turn on session resumption, using a 10 min cache shared across nginx processes,
# as recommended by http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/configuring_https_servers.html
ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
ssl_session_timeout 10m;
keepalive_timeout 70;
# OCSP stapling: nginx will poll the CA for signed OCSP responses, and
# send them to clients so clients don't make their own OCSP calls.
#
# The ssl_trusted_certificate is a chain of intermediates *including* the
# root certificate, and *excluding* the cert for your domain.
#
# See https://sslmate.com/blog/post/ocsp_stapling_in_apache_and_nginx
ssl_stapling on;
ssl_stapling_verify on;
resolver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 valid=86400;
resolver_timeout 10;
ssl_trusted_certificate /path/to/example.com.chain+root.crt;
}