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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by co...@apache.org on 2025/07/18 19:48:49 UTC
svn commit: r1927321 - in /httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x: ./ docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
Author: covener
Date: Fri Jul 18 19:48:49 2025
New Revision: 1927321
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1927321&view=rev
Log:
Merge r1927320 from trunk:
mentioned dropped 'sslengine optional'
Modified:
httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/ (props changed)
httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
Propchange: httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/
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Merged /httpd/httpd/trunk:r1927320
Modified: httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml?rev=1927321&r1=1927320&r2=1927321&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml Fri Jul 18 19:48:49 2025
@@ -563,10 +563,15 @@ SSLSessionCacheTimeout 600
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLEngine</name>
<description>SSL Engine Operation Switch</description>
-<syntax>SSLEngine on|off|optional</syntax>
+<syntax>SSLEngine on|off</syntax>
<default>SSLEngine off</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context>
<context>virtual host</context></contextlist>
+<compatibility>
+ Support for the "optional" argument was removed in 2.4.64. It enabled
+ RFC 2817 (TLS Upgrade) support.
+</compatibility>
+
<usage>
<p>
@@ -583,10 +588,6 @@ SSLEngine on
</VirtualHost>
</highlight>
</example>
-<p>In Apache 2.1 and later, <directive>SSLEngine</directive> can be set to
-<code>optional</code>. This enables support for
-<a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2817.txt">RFC 2817</a>, Upgrading to TLS
-Within HTTP/1.1. At this time no web browsers support RFC 2817.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>