Why disable SSL 3.0? SSLv3 is not sufficiently secure. The replacement versions, in particular, Transport Layer Security(TLS) 1.2, are way more secure and capable protocols. Poodle attack and End of SSLv3 In late September, a team at Google discovered a serious vulnerability(POODLE) in SSLv3 that can be exploited to steal confidential information, e.g things like cookies and passwords, enabling the latter to access a user's private account on a social website. You can learn more about SSL on our Android app SSLearn. Steps: Firstly, let's start with an Update: After the update, install apache: Note: If you already have apache installed, you may skip this step. After installing apache, type the following command to configure and disable SSLv3: Then simply press the arrow down on your keyboard and search for SSLprotocol. Add '-SSLv2 -SSLv3' at the end. Then 3 lines upwards, you should be able to see #SSLHonorCipher