diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 6499b39ebf..90b2deb251 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Christopher Allan Webber@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018 Marius Bakke@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Hartmut Goebel@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Maxim Cournoyer@*
-Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018, 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 George Clemmer@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Andy Wingo@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018, 2019 Arun Isaac@*
@@ -14757,11 +14757,14 @@ Defaults to @samp{()}.
 
 @deftypevr {@code{cups-configuration} parameter} ssl-options ssl-options
 Sets encryption options.  By default, CUPS only supports encryption
-using TLS v1.0 or higher using known secure cipher suites.  The
-@code{AllowRC4} option enables the 128-bit RC4 cipher suites, which are
-required for some older clients that do not implement newer ones.  The
-@code{AllowSSL3} option enables SSL v3.0, which is required for some
-older clients that do not support TLS v1.0.
+using TLS v1.0 or higher using known secure cipher suites.  Security is
+reduced when @code{Allow} options are used, and enhanced when @code{Deny}
+options are used.  The @code{AllowRC4} option enables the 128-bit RC4 cipher
+suites, which are required for some older clients.  The @code{AllowSSL3} option
+enables SSL v3.0, which is required for some older clients that do not support
+TLS v1.0.  The @code{DenyCBC} option disables all CBC cipher suites.  The
+@code{DenyTLS1.0} option disables TLS v1.0 support - this sets the minimum
+protocol version to TLS v1.1.
 
 Defaults to @samp{()}.
 @end deftypevr
diff --git a/gnu/services/cups.scm b/gnu/services/cups.scm
index 9d21b6e70c..c20244cb32 100644
--- a/gnu/services/cups.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/cups.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Alex Griffin <a@ajgrf.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -170,7 +171,10 @@ (define (serialize-boolean-or-non-negative-integer field-name x)
 
 (define (ssl-options? x)
   (and (list? x)
-       (and-map (lambda (elt) (memq elt '(AllowRC4 AllowSSL3))) x)))
+       (and-map (lambda (elt) (memq elt '(AllowRC4
+                                          AllowSSL3
+                                          DenyCBC
+                                          DenyTLS1.0))) x)))
 (define (serialize-ssl-options field-name val)
   (serialize-field field-name
                    (match val