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Expand Up @@ -1040,6 +1040,17 @@ x.509 authentication, use a rolling upgrade process:
.. [#encryptedKey] If the key is encrypted, set the
``--sslClusterPassword`` to the password to decrypt the key.

MongoDB Allows Only Strong SSL Ciphers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. DOCS-1921

MongoDB's SSL encryption only allows use of strong SSL ciphers, with a minimum
of 128-bit key length for all connections.

The strong-cipher requirement prevents an old or malicious client from forcing
use of a weak cipher.

Limit for ``maxConns`` Removed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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