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Is there a plugin or setting for Firefox or Chrome that would give me stats on server protocol support for my own interactions?

I'm pretty sure the preference is newer versions of TLS where available. So would be interesting to see if this would have any impact on ones own browsing habits (ignoring the fact that FF has its own TLS lib so wouldn't be using OpenSSL anyway).



Here's an addon for firefox that'll display that for you easily. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/cipherfox/


I use ssleuth that gives me a bit more details and a rating: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ssleuth/


On mobile since I can't edit. It doesn't show it directly by default but it's configurable. You can add $PROTOCOL to the cipher display in it's preferences for this.


The inspector tools of both Firefox and Chrome will give you the protocol version and cipher suite selected.


I am bummed that Chrome removed it from info tip over the lock icon. One has to dive into the developer tools tab to get this info now.


In the new chrome 60+, you can go to chrome://flags/#show-cert-link and then it can be found through a link under "view site information" again.

just learned this the other day, a setting thats very well hidden.


Thanks for this, having to go into dev tools was driving me a bit crazy even though it's not that hard.


Chromes decision to hide data about secure connections from users is ridiculous. 4 clicks to view a certificate - and that's if you know the magic combination on how to get there.


Yeah, it's really inconvenient and slow, I'd chime in if you want to file a bug report.


I mentioned in another comment but may as well put it here too. chrome://flags/#show-cert-link has a workaround that puts it back in a more easily accessible location in the dropdown from top left (where the site permissions currently are)




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