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Appendix A. Prohibited TLS 1.2 Cipher Suites

Appendix A. Prohibited TLS 1.2 Cipher Suites

An HTTP/2 implementation MAY treat the negotiation of any of the following cipher suites with TLS 1.2 as a connection error (Section 5.4.1) of type INADEQUATE_SECURITY:

  • TLS_NULL_WITH_NULL_NULL
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_NULL_MD5
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_RC2_CBC_40_MD5
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_IDEA_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_DSS_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_anon_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
  • TLS_DH_anon_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_KRB5_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_KRB5_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_KRB5_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_KRB5_WITH_IDEA_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_KRB5_WITH_DES_CBC_MD5
  • TLS_KRB5_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_MD5
  • TLS_KRB5_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
  • TLS_KRB5_WITH_IDEA_CBC_MD5
  • TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_DES_CBC_40_SHA
  • TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_RC2_CBC_40_SHA
  • TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_SHA
  • TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_DES_CBC_40_MD5
  • TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_RC2_CBC_40_MD5
  • TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_SEED_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_SEED_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_SEED_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_SEED_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_SEED_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_SEED_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA256
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_EMPTY_RENEGOTIATION_INFO_SCSV
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_SRP_SHA_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_NULL_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_ARIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_ARIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_ARIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_ARIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_ARIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_ARIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_ARIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_ARIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_ARIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_ARIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_ARIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_ARIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_ARIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_ARIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_ARIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_ARIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_ARIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_ARIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_DSS_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_anon_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_CAMELLIA_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CCM
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CCM
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CCM_8
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CCM_8
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CCM
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CCM
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CCM_8
  • TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CCM_8

Note: This list was assembled from the set of registered TLS cipher suites when [RFC7540] was developed. This list includes those cipher suites that do not offer an ephemeral key exchange and those that are based on the TLS null, stream, or block cipher type (as defined in Section 6.2.3 of [TLS12]). Additional cipher suites with these properties could be defined; these would not be explicitly prohibited.

For more details, see Section 9.2.2.