Saturday, September 8, 2018

Disable SSL 3.0 in Lync Server 2013 and Skype for Business Server 2015


According to Microsoft Security Advisory 3009008, a vulnerability was detected in SSL 3.0.

Since both Lync and Skype for Business are using certificates extensively,it is recommended to disable SSL 3 on all Front End servers and reverse proxy solutions used to publish the web services.

Disabling SSL 3.0 in Lync Server 2013:

Action suggested:-

For Windows Servers, SSL 3.0 can be disabled by creating a registry key using the following steps:
1.            Open the Command Prompt using elevated permissions
2.            Run the following cmdlet: reg add “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 3.0\Server” /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
3.            After changing this, a restart to the Lync Services will be enough to apply the new configuration:
Stop-CsWindowsService
Start-CsWindowsService



In case you need to rollback, simply remove the key and restart the Lync Services:
reg delete “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 3.0\Server” /v Enabled