[Sysadmin] [IBM Bluemix Event] ID:36306555 - URL SSL Cipher List Update

[John Handelaar]

(It is however safe to assume that these emails will continue until
approximately the heat death of the universe.)

On 13 January 2017 at 17:32, Dean Mah <dean.mah at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> If everyone has their stuff off of tron, we should probably close this
> account.
>
> Dean
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM, <noreply at softlayer.com> wrote:
>
>> Customer Identification: evolt.org (113159)
>> Start Date: Thursday 19-Jan-2017 13:00 UTC
>> End Date: Thursday 19-Jan-2017 15:00 UTC
>> Duration: 2 hours
>> Event Type: Planned Event
>> Subject: Event 36306555 - URL SSL Cipher List Update
>>
>> =================================================================
>> / Event Description /
>> A change in the available cipher list for the domains listed below is
>> slated to occur.  The following ciphers will be removed:
>>
>> TLS1-ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
>> TLS1-ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA
>>
>> There should be no impact to customers using a modern web browser. This
>> notification is intended to be informative only.
>>
>> Affected URLs:
>>
>>
>> www.softlayer.com
>> outlet.softlayer.com
>> store.softlayer.com
>> vpn.softlayer.com
>> control.softlayer.com
>> control.service.softlayer.com
>> manage.softlayer.com
>> manage.service.softlayer.com
>> knowledgelayer.softlayer.com
>> sldn.softlayer.com
>> wildcard.integration.softlayer.com
>> wildcard.service.integration.softlayer.com
>>
>>
>> / Items Associated With This Event /
>> Item ID | Hostname | Public IP | Private IP | Item Type
>>
>>
>> / Event Updates /
>> - As of Friday 13-Jan-2017 16:25 UTC
>> The following ciphers have also been identified as candidates for removal,
>> and will be included in this maintenance:
>>
>> TLS1-DHE-RSA-AES-256-CBC-SHA
>> TLS1-DHE-RSA-AES-128-CBC-SHA
>> TLS1-AES-256-CBC-SHA
>> TLS1-AES-128-CBC-SHA
>> SSL3-DES-CBC3-SHA
>>
>> =================================================================
>> The times above are shown in UTC/GMT. Please visit
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=
>> 20170119T1300&p1=0 to convert start time of this event to your local time.
>>
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>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> so, are we gonna get this vote on for
> the EvoltSysadmin mascot or what?