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A web application server that provides services to hybrid modern and legacy financial applications recently underwent a scheduled upgrade to update common libraries, including OpenSSL. Multiple users

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Submitted by the_admin· Mar 6, 2026Security Engineering

Question

A web application server that provides services to hybrid modern and legacy financial applications recently underwent a scheduled upgrade to update common libraries, including OpenSSL. Multiple users are now reporting failed connection attempts to the server. The technician performing initial triage identified the following:

  • Client applications more than five years old appear to be the most

affected.

  • Web server logs show initial connection attempts by affected hosts.
  • For the failed connections, logs indicate "cipher unavailable."

Which of the following is most likely to safely remediate this situation?

Options

  • AThe server needs to be configured for backward compatibility to SSL 3.0 applications.
  • BThe client applications need to be modified to support AES in Galois/Counter Mode or equivalent.
  • CThe client TLS configuration must be set to enforce electronic codebook modes of operation.
  • DThe server-side digital signature algorithm needs to be modified to support elliptic curve

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