diff --git a/config.template.yaml b/config.template.yaml
index 66fad4d0..b9074f31 100644
--- a/config.template.yaml
+++ b/config.template.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ https:
   passphrase: ''
   certfile: 'localhost.cert'
   cafile: ''
-  ciphers: 'ALL:!RC4'
+  ciphers: 'HIGH:!DSS:!aNULL@STRENGTH'
 
 # Page template values
 # title goes in the upper left corner, description goes in a <meta> tag
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index d0ed3c0b..fe3c0af7 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var defaults = {
         passphrase: "",
         certfile: "localhost.cert",
         cafile: "",
-	ciphers: "ALL:!RC4"
+	ciphers: "HIGH:!DSS:!aNULL@STRENGTH"
     },
     io: {
         domain: "http://localhost",