Compile-time disable weak curves in TLS by default in 4.0
RFC 8422 has deprecated some weak elliptic curves in TLS. We have a compiling option to disable them in openssl. I propose to make these curves disabled in compile time by default in 4.0.
See for more details https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/29658
Compile-time disable weak curves in TLS by default in 4.0
poll by Dmitry Belyavsky Closed Sun 25 Jan 2026 12:00PM
Choose the option(s) you favor.
Results
| Results | Option | % of points | Voters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 92 | 12 |        | |||
| No | 8 | 1 |  | |||
| Undecided | 15 |            |
Neil HormanMon 19 Jan 2026 12:01PM
No
I've no problem disabling weak curves in general, but it seems to me, changing defaults seems like something that should be done at the start of a development cycle, rather than so close to the end. By doing it now we risk upsetting any behavioral testing that the community has been undertaking immediately prior to release
Tomas Mraz ·Mon 19 Jan 2026 1:58PM
I think those are in reality practically unused, so I do not see a problem with these being disabled by default in 4.0.