diff --git a/apache/files/Debian/ssl.conf.jinja b/apache/files/Debian/ssl.conf.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e31946df596dda0e81b57b0abfff8896d870fc39
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+++ b/apache/files/Debian/ssl.conf.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
+
+	# Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG):
+	# Configure one or more sources to seed the PRNG of the SSL library.
+	# The seed data should be of good random quality.
+	# WARNING! On some platforms /dev/random blocks if not enough entropy
+	# is available. This means you then cannot use the /dev/random device
+	# because it would lead to very long connection times (as long as
+	# it requires to make more entropy available). But usually those
+	# platforms additionally provide a /dev/urandom device which doesn't
+	# block. So, if available, use this one instead. Read the mod_ssl User
+	# Manual for more details.
+	#
+	SSLRandomSeed startup builtin
+	SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/urandom 512
+	SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
+	SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/urandom 512
+
+	##
+	##  SSL Global Context
+	##
+	##  All SSL configuration in this context applies both to
+	##  the main server and all SSL-enabled virtual hosts.
+	##
+
+	#
+	#   Some MIME-types for downloading Certificates and CRLs
+	#
+	AddType application/x-x509-ca-cert .crt
+	AddType application/x-pkcs7-crl	.crl
+
+	#   Pass Phrase Dialog:
+	#   Configure the pass phrase gathering process.
+	#   The filtering dialog program (`builtin' is a internal
+	#   terminal dialog) has to provide the pass phrase on stdout.
+	SSLPassPhraseDialog  exec:/usr/share/apache2/ask-for-passphrase
+
+	#   Inter-Process Session Cache:
+	#   Configure the SSL Session Cache: First the mechanism 
+	#   to use and second the expiring timeout (in seconds).
+	#   (The mechanism dbm has known memory leaks and should not be used).
+	#SSLSessionCache		 dbm:${APACHE_RUN_DIR}/ssl_scache
+	SSLSessionCache		shmcb:${APACHE_RUN_DIR}/ssl_scache(512000)
+	SSLSessionCacheTimeout  300
+
+	#   Semaphore:
+	#   Configure the path to the mutual exclusion semaphore the
+	#   SSL engine uses internally for inter-process synchronization. 
+	#   (Disabled by default, the global Mutex directive consolidates by default
+	#   this)
+	#Mutex file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR}/ssl_mutex ssl-cache
+
+
+	#   SSL Cipher Suite:
+	#   List the ciphers that the client is permitted to negotiate. See the
+	#   ciphers(1) man page from the openssl package for list of all available
+	#   options.
+	#   Enable only secure ciphers:
+        {# default from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Server_Side_TLS#Intermediate_compatibility_.28default.29 #}
+	SSLCipherSuite {{ salt['pillar.get']('apache:ssl:SSLCipherSuite', 'ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:DES-CBC3-SHA:!DSS') }}
+
+	# SSL server cipher order preference:
+	# Use server priorities for cipher algorithm choice.
+	# Clients may prefer lower grade encryption.  You should enable this
+	# option if you want to enforce stronger encryption, and can afford
+	# the CPU cost, and did not override SSLCipherSuite in a way that puts
+	# insecure ciphers first.
+	# Default: Off
+	SSLHonorCipherOrder {{ salt['pillar.get']('apache:ssl:SSLHonorCipherOrder', 'On') }}
+
+	#   The protocols to enable.
+	#   Available values: all, SSLv3, TLSv1, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2
+	#   SSL v2  is no longer supported
+	SSLProtocol {{ salt['pillar.get']('apache:ssl:SSLProtocol', 'all -SSLv2 -SSLv3') }}
+
+	#   Allow insecure renegotiation with clients which do not yet support the
+	#   secure renegotiation protocol. Default: Off
+	#SSLInsecureRenegotiation on
+
+	#   Whether to forbid non-SNI clients to access name based virtual hosts.
+	#   Default: Off
+	#SSLStrictSNIVHostCheck On
+
+</IfModule>
+
+# vim: syntax=apache ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 sr noet
diff --git a/apache/mod_ssl.sls b/apache/mod_ssl.sls
index e11557dad5890b82c2501ab3e25a17769c8b2c66..45667f97c38ab335236a9872dd07bd5895510799 100644
--- a/apache/mod_ssl.sls
+++ b/apache/mod_ssl.sls
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ a2enmod mod_ssl:
     - watch_in:
       - module: apache-restart
 
+/etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://apache/files/{{ salt['grains.get']('os_family') }}/ssl.conf.jinja
+    - template: jinja
+    - mode: 644
+    - watch_in:
+      - module: apache-restart
+
 {% elif grains['os_family']=="RedHat" %}
 
 mod_ssl:
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 5eb5cf25e72fc6555d026f4df3ed3f09ee6f7e59..4bf2a51df740e4465e3a8d453720d1c809c521d8 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ apache:
     # where Full conveys the most information, and Prod the least.
     ServerTokens: Prod
 
+  # [debian only] configure mod_ssl
+  ssl:
+    SSLCipherSuite: 'HIGH:!aNULL'
+    SSLHonorCipherOrder: 'Off'
+    SSLProtocol: 'all -SSLv3'
+
   # ``apache.mod_remoteip`` formula additional configuration:
   mod_remoteip:
     RemoteIPHeader: X-Forwarded-For