Carnegie Mellon University
How you enable/disable specific ciphers will vary by the technology being used. 

These ciphers are preferred where possible.

  • AES 256 (or greater)
  • RSA 2048 (or greater)
  • SHA 256 (or greater)

These ciphers are acceptable, but not preferred

  • AES 128
  • 3DES
  • RSA 1024
  • SHA 128

These ciphers are specifically prohibited.

  • RC2
  • RC4
  • MD5
  • DES
  • NULL ciphers
  • Export grade ciphers (EXP)