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SSL Cipher Suite Checker
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Enumerate the TLS cipher suites a public server accepts. Review legacy algorithms, negotiation options, and forward-secrecy findings for an HTTPS endpoint.
Overview
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A TLS cipher suite names a combination of cryptographic choices used by a connection, but suites can differ in key exchange, authentication, and record protection. This scan offers multiple suite choices to a public endpoint and summarizes which ones the server accepts.
TLS 1.3 and earlier TLS versions use different suite naming and negotiation fields. The words AES or 256-bit in a name are not enough to judge a configuration.
Guide
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Provide a public hostname, IP address, or host:port.
This mode tests many combinations and can take longer than a protocol-version check.
Read each reported suite with its protocol context.
Change TLS settings in a test environment or maintenance window, then repeat the scan.
Use cases
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After changing Nginx, Apache, a load balancer, or a managed TLS policy, confirm that unneeded compatibility suites disappeared from the public listener.
Review NULL, anonymous, EXPORT, RC4, or older key-exchange findings. Assess the full suite and protocol context instead of treating one keyword as a complete risk verdict.
When an older device, API client, or Java runtime cannot connect, use the server’s accepted list as a clue and compare it with client capabilities and handshake logs.
Q&A
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No.
TLS 1.3 names the symmetric encryption and hash combination in its cipher suite.
Review the complete suite, protocol version, deployment standard, and compatibility requirement first.
The server may not enable it, the scanner may not complete the relevant handshake, different IPs may have different settings, or a middlebox may alter negotiation.
Notes
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Cipher enumeration makes multiple TLS connections and may trigger connection limits.
OWASP TLS guidance favors strong protocols and AEAD encryption supported by current standards, and advises against insecure categories such as NULL, anonymous, and EXPORT suites.
A suite name or severity label alone does not establish the security of a service.
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Active TLS checks send multiple probes. Scan only systems you own or are authorized to assess.