diff -ur dovecot-2.3.17.1.orig/doc/example-config/conf.d/10-ssl.conf dovecot-2.3.17.1/doc/example-config/conf.d/10-ssl.conf
--- dovecot-2.3.17.1.orig/doc/example-config/conf.d/10-ssl.conf	2021-12-03 12:48:47.000000000 +0100
+++ dovecot-2.3.17.1/doc/example-config/conf.d/10-ssl.conf	2021-12-07 20:09:55.575984341 +0100
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 # dropping root privileges, so keep the key file unreadable by anyone but
 # root. Included doc/mkcert.sh can be used to easily generate self-signed
 # certificate, just make sure to update the domains in dovecot-openssl.cnf
-ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
-ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem
+#ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
+#ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem
 
 # If key file is password protected, give the password here. Alternatively
 # give it when starting dovecot with -p parameter. Since this file is often
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!kRSA:!SRP:!kDHd:!DSS:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!3DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4:!ADH:!LOW@STRENGTH
 # To disable non-EC DH, use:
 #ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!DH:!kRSA:!SRP:!kDHd:!DSS:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!3DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4:!ADH:!LOW@STRENGTH
+ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!3DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4:!ADH:!LOW@STRENGTH
 
 # Colon separated list of elliptic curves to use. Empty value (the default)
 # means use the defaults from the SSL library. P-521:P-384:P-256 would be an
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
 #ssl_curve_list =
 
 # Prefer the server's order of ciphers over client's.
-#ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = no
+ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes
 
 # SSL crypto device to use, for valid values run "openssl engine"
 #ssl_crypto_device =
@@ -80,3 +81,4 @@
 #   compression - Enable compression.
 #   no_ticket - Disable SSL session tickets.
 #ssl_options =
+ssl_options = no_compression
diff -ur dovecot-2.3.17.1.orig/src/lib-master/master-service-ssl-settings.c dovecot-2.3.17.1/src/lib-master/master-service-ssl-settings.c
--- dovecot-2.3.17.1.orig/src/lib-master/master-service-ssl-settings.c	2021-12-03 12:48:47.000000000 +0100
+++ dovecot-2.3.17.1/src/lib-master/master-service-ssl-settings.c	2021-12-07 20:10:57.811653344 +0100
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	.ssl_client_ca_dir = "",
 	.ssl_client_cert = "",
 	.ssl_client_key = "",
-	.ssl_cipher_list = "ALL:!kRSA:!SRP:!kDHd:!DSS:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!3DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4:!ADH:!LOW@STRENGTH",
+	.ssl_cipher_list = "ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:!EXP:!aNULL:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!3DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4:!ADH:!LOW@STRENGTH",
 	.ssl_cipher_suites = "", /* Use TLS library provided value */
 	.ssl_curve_list = "",
 	.ssl_min_protocol = "TLSv1.2",