diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 8740b98b70..07250e72c2 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -1,648 +1,656 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2011-2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
 #include "config/bitcoin-config.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "bitcoingui.h"
 
 #include "clientmodel.h"
 #include "guiconstants.h"
 #include "guiutil.h"
 #include "intro.h"
 #include "networkstyle.h"
 #include "optionsmodel.h"
 #include "splashscreen.h"
 #include "utilitydialog.h"
 #include "winshutdownmonitor.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 #include "paymentserver.h"
 #include "walletmodel.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "init.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "rpcserver.h"
 #include "scheduler.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QLocale>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QTranslator>
+#include <QSslConfiguration>
 
 #if defined(QT_STATICPLUGIN)
 #include <QtPlugin>
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qcncodecs)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qjpcodecs)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qtwcodecs)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qkrcodecs)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qtaccessiblewidgets)
 #else
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(AccessibleFactory)
 #if defined(QT_QPA_PLATFORM_XCB)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QXcbIntegrationPlugin);
 #elif defined(QT_QPA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QWindowsIntegrationPlugin);
 #elif defined(QT_QPA_PLATFORM_COCOA)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QCocoaIntegrationPlugin);
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif
 
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
 #include <QTextCodec>
 #endif
 
 // Declare meta types used for QMetaObject::invokeMethod
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(bool*)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(CAmount)
 
 static void InitMessage(const std::string &message)
 {
     LogPrintf("init message: %s\n", message);
 }
 
 /*
    Translate string to current locale using Qt.
  */
 static std::string Translate(const char* psz)
 {
     return QCoreApplication::translate("bitcoin-core", psz).toStdString();
 }
 
 static QString GetLangTerritory()
 {
     QSettings settings;
     // Get desired locale (e.g. "de_DE")
     // 1) System default language
     QString lang_territory = QLocale::system().name();
     // 2) Language from QSettings
     QString lang_territory_qsettings = settings.value("language", "").toString();
     if(!lang_territory_qsettings.isEmpty())
         lang_territory = lang_territory_qsettings;
     // 3) -lang command line argument
     lang_territory = QString::fromStdString(GetArg("-lang", lang_territory.toStdString()));
     return lang_territory;
 }
 
 /** Set up translations */
 static void initTranslations(QTranslator &qtTranslatorBase, QTranslator &qtTranslator, QTranslator &translatorBase, QTranslator &translator)
 {
     // Remove old translators
     QApplication::removeTranslator(&qtTranslatorBase);
     QApplication::removeTranslator(&qtTranslator);
     QApplication::removeTranslator(&translatorBase);
     QApplication::removeTranslator(&translator);
 
     // Get desired locale (e.g. "de_DE")
     // 1) System default language
     QString lang_territory = GetLangTerritory();
 
     // Convert to "de" only by truncating "_DE"
     QString lang = lang_territory;
     lang.truncate(lang_territory.lastIndexOf('_'));
 
     // Load language files for configured locale:
     // - First load the translator for the base language, without territory
     // - Then load the more specific locale translator
 
     // Load e.g. qt_de.qm
     if (qtTranslatorBase.load("qt_" + lang, QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath)))
         QApplication::installTranslator(&qtTranslatorBase);
 
     // Load e.g. qt_de_DE.qm
     if (qtTranslator.load("qt_" + lang_territory, QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath)))
         QApplication::installTranslator(&qtTranslator);
 
     // Load e.g. bitcoin_de.qm (shortcut "de" needs to be defined in bitcoin.qrc)
     if (translatorBase.load(lang, ":/translations/"))
         QApplication::installTranslator(&translatorBase);
 
     // Load e.g. bitcoin_de_DE.qm (shortcut "de_DE" needs to be defined in bitcoin.qrc)
     if (translator.load(lang_territory, ":/translations/"))
         QApplication::installTranslator(&translator);
 }
 
 /* qDebug() message handler --> debug.log */
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
 void DebugMessageHandler(QtMsgType type, const char *msg)
 {
     const char *category = (type == QtDebugMsg) ? "qt" : NULL;
     LogPrint(category, "GUI: %s\n", msg);
 }
 #else
 void DebugMessageHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext& context, const QString &msg)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(context);
     const char *category = (type == QtDebugMsg) ? "qt" : NULL;
     LogPrint(category, "GUI: %s\n", msg.toStdString());
 }
 #endif
 
 /** Class encapsulating Bitcoin Core startup and shutdown.
  * Allows running startup and shutdown in a different thread from the UI thread.
  */
 class BitcoinCore: public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit BitcoinCore();
 
 public slots:
     void initialize();
     void shutdown();
 
 signals:
     void initializeResult(int retval);
     void shutdownResult(int retval);
     void runawayException(const QString &message);
 
 private:
     boost::thread_group threadGroup;
     CScheduler scheduler;
 
     /// Pass fatal exception message to UI thread
     void handleRunawayException(const std::exception *e);
 };
 
 /** Main Bitcoin application object */
 class BitcoinApplication: public QApplication
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit BitcoinApplication(int &argc, char **argv);
     ~BitcoinApplication();
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     /// Create payment server
     void createPaymentServer();
 #endif
     /// Create options model
     void createOptionsModel();
     /// Create main window
     void createWindow(const NetworkStyle *networkStyle);
     /// Create splash screen
     void createSplashScreen(const NetworkStyle *networkStyle);
 
     /// Request core initialization
     void requestInitialize();
     /// Request core shutdown
     void requestShutdown();
 
     /// Get process return value
     int getReturnValue() { return returnValue; }
 
     /// Get window identifier of QMainWindow (BitcoinGUI)
     WId getMainWinId() const;
 
 public slots:
     void initializeResult(int retval);
     void shutdownResult(int retval);
     /// Handle runaway exceptions. Shows a message box with the problem and quits the program.
     void handleRunawayException(const QString &message);
 
 signals:
     void requestedInitialize();
     void requestedShutdown();
     void stopThread();
     void splashFinished(QWidget *window);
 
 private:
     QThread *coreThread;
     OptionsModel *optionsModel;
     ClientModel *clientModel;
     BitcoinGUI *window;
     QTimer *pollShutdownTimer;
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     PaymentServer* paymentServer;
     WalletModel *walletModel;
 #endif
     int returnValue;
 
     void startThread();
 };
 
 #include "bitcoin.moc"
 
 BitcoinCore::BitcoinCore():
     QObject()
 {
 }
 
 void BitcoinCore::handleRunawayException(const std::exception *e)
 {
     PrintExceptionContinue(e, "Runaway exception");
     emit runawayException(QString::fromStdString(strMiscWarning));
 }
 
 void BitcoinCore::initialize()
 {
     try
     {
         qDebug() << __func__ << ": Running AppInit2 in thread";
         int rv = AppInit2(threadGroup, scheduler);
         if(rv)
         {
             /* Start a dummy RPC thread if no RPC thread is active yet
              * to handle timeouts.
              */
             StartDummyRPCThread();
         }
         emit initializeResult(rv);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         handleRunawayException(&e);
     } catch (...) {
         handleRunawayException(NULL);
     }
 }
 
 void BitcoinCore::shutdown()
 {
     try
     {
         qDebug() << __func__ << ": Running Shutdown in thread";
         threadGroup.interrupt_all();
         threadGroup.join_all();
         Shutdown();
         qDebug() << __func__ << ": Shutdown finished";
         emit shutdownResult(1);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         handleRunawayException(&e);
     } catch (...) {
         handleRunawayException(NULL);
     }
 }
 
 BitcoinApplication::BitcoinApplication(int &argc, char **argv):
     QApplication(argc, argv),
     coreThread(0),
     optionsModel(0),
     clientModel(0),
     window(0),
     pollShutdownTimer(0),
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     paymentServer(0),
     walletModel(0),
 #endif
     returnValue(0)
 {
     setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
 }
 
 BitcoinApplication::~BitcoinApplication()
 {
     if(coreThread)
     {
         qDebug() << __func__ << ": Stopping thread";
         emit stopThread();
         coreThread->wait();
         qDebug() << __func__ << ": Stopped thread";
     }
 
     delete window;
     window = 0;
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     delete paymentServer;
     paymentServer = 0;
 #endif
     delete optionsModel;
     optionsModel = 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 void BitcoinApplication::createPaymentServer()
 {
     paymentServer = new PaymentServer(this);
 }
 #endif
 
 void BitcoinApplication::createOptionsModel()
 {
     optionsModel = new OptionsModel();
 }
 
 void BitcoinApplication::createWindow(const NetworkStyle *networkStyle)
 {
     window = new BitcoinGUI(networkStyle, 0);
 
     pollShutdownTimer = new QTimer(window);
     connect(pollShutdownTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), window, SLOT(detectShutdown()));
     pollShutdownTimer->start(200);
 }
 
 void BitcoinApplication::createSplashScreen(const NetworkStyle *networkStyle)
 {
     SplashScreen *splash = new SplashScreen(0, networkStyle);
     // We don't hold a direct pointer to the splash screen after creation, so use
     // Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose to make sure that the window will be deleted eventually.
     splash->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
     splash->show();
     connect(this, SIGNAL(splashFinished(QWidget*)), splash, SLOT(slotFinish(QWidget*)));
 }
 
 void BitcoinApplication::startThread()
 {
     if(coreThread)
         return;
     coreThread = new QThread(this);
     BitcoinCore *executor = new BitcoinCore();
     executor->moveToThread(coreThread);
 
     /*  communication to and from thread */
     connect(executor, SIGNAL(initializeResult(int)), this, SLOT(initializeResult(int)));
     connect(executor, SIGNAL(shutdownResult(int)), this, SLOT(shutdownResult(int)));
     connect(executor, SIGNAL(runawayException(QString)), this, SLOT(handleRunawayException(QString)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(requestedInitialize()), executor, SLOT(initialize()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(requestedShutdown()), executor, SLOT(shutdown()));
     /*  make sure executor object is deleted in its own thread */
     connect(this, SIGNAL(stopThread()), executor, SLOT(deleteLater()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(stopThread()), coreThread, SLOT(quit()));
 
     coreThread->start();
 }
 
 void BitcoinApplication::requestInitialize()
 {
     qDebug() << __func__ << ": Requesting initialize";
     startThread();
     emit requestedInitialize();
 }
 
 void BitcoinApplication::requestShutdown()
 {
     qDebug() << __func__ << ": Requesting shutdown";
     startThread();
     window->hide();
     window->setClientModel(0);
     pollShutdownTimer->stop();
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     window->removeAllWallets();
     delete walletModel;
     walletModel = 0;
 #endif
     delete clientModel;
     clientModel = 0;
 
     // Show a simple window indicating shutdown status
     ShutdownWindow::showShutdownWindow(window);
 
     // Request shutdown from core thread
     emit requestedShutdown();
 }
 
 void BitcoinApplication::initializeResult(int retval)
 {
     qDebug() << __func__ << ": Initialization result: " << retval;
     // Set exit result: 0 if successful, 1 if failure
     returnValue = retval ? 0 : 1;
     if(retval)
     {
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
         PaymentServer::LoadRootCAs();
         paymentServer->setOptionsModel(optionsModel);
 #endif
 
         clientModel = new ClientModel(optionsModel);
         window->setClientModel(clientModel);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
         if(pwalletMain)
         {
             walletModel = new WalletModel(pwalletMain, optionsModel);
 
             window->addWallet(BitcoinGUI::DEFAULT_WALLET, walletModel);
             window->setCurrentWallet(BitcoinGUI::DEFAULT_WALLET);
 
             connect(walletModel, SIGNAL(coinsSent(CWallet*,SendCoinsRecipient,QByteArray)),
                              paymentServer, SLOT(fetchPaymentACK(CWallet*,const SendCoinsRecipient&,QByteArray)));
         }
 #endif
 
         // If -min option passed, start window minimized.
         if(GetBoolArg("-min", false))
         {
             window->showMinimized();
         }
         else
         {
             window->show();
         }
         emit splashFinished(window);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
         // Now that initialization/startup is done, process any command-line
         // bitcoin: URIs or payment requests:
         connect(paymentServer, SIGNAL(receivedPaymentRequest(SendCoinsRecipient)),
                          window, SLOT(handlePaymentRequest(SendCoinsRecipient)));
         connect(window, SIGNAL(receivedURI(QString)),
                          paymentServer, SLOT(handleURIOrFile(QString)));
         connect(paymentServer, SIGNAL(message(QString,QString,unsigned int)),
                          window, SLOT(message(QString,QString,unsigned int)));
         QTimer::singleShot(100, paymentServer, SLOT(uiReady()));
 #endif
     } else {
         quit(); // Exit main loop
     }
 }
 
 void BitcoinApplication::shutdownResult(int retval)
 {
     qDebug() << __func__ << ": Shutdown result: " << retval;
     quit(); // Exit main loop after shutdown finished
 }
 
 void BitcoinApplication::handleRunawayException(const QString &message)
 {
     QMessageBox::critical(0, "Runaway exception", BitcoinGUI::tr("A fatal error occurred. Bitcoin can no longer continue safely and will quit.") + QString("\n\n") + message);
     ::exit(1);
 }
 
 WId BitcoinApplication::getMainWinId() const
 {
     if (!window)
         return 0;
 
     return window->winId();
 }
 
 #ifndef BITCOIN_QT_TEST
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     SetupEnvironment();
 
     /// 1. Parse command-line options. These take precedence over anything else.
     // Command-line options take precedence:
     ParseParameters(argc, argv);
 
     // Do not refer to data directory yet, this can be overridden by Intro::pickDataDirectory
 
     /// 2. Basic Qt initialization (not dependent on parameters or configuration)
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
     // Internal string conversion is all UTF-8
     QTextCodec::setCodecForTr(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
     QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings(QTextCodec::codecForTr());
 #endif
 
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(bitcoin);
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(bitcoin_locale);
 
     BitcoinApplication app(argc, argv);
 #if QT_VERSION > 0x050100
     // Generate high-dpi pixmaps
     QApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
 #endif
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     QApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontShowIconsInMenus);
 #endif
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050500
+    // Because of the POODLE attack it is recommended to disable SSLv3 (https://disablessl3.com/),
+    // so set SSL protocols to TLS1.0+.
+    QSslConfiguration sslconf = QSslConfiguration::defaultConfiguration();
+    sslconf.setProtocol(QSsl::TlsV1_0OrLater);
+    QSslConfiguration::setDefaultConfiguration(sslconf);
+#endif
 
     // Register meta types used for QMetaObject::invokeMethod
     qRegisterMetaType< bool* >();
     //   Need to pass name here as CAmount is a typedef (see http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/qmetatype.html#qRegisterMetaType)
     //   IMPORTANT if it is no longer a typedef use the normal variant above
     qRegisterMetaType< CAmount >("CAmount");
 
     /// 3. Application identification
     // must be set before OptionsModel is initialized or translations are loaded,
     // as it is used to locate QSettings
     QApplication::setOrganizationName(QAPP_ORG_NAME);
     QApplication::setOrganizationDomain(QAPP_ORG_DOMAIN);
     QApplication::setApplicationName(QAPP_APP_NAME_DEFAULT);
     GUIUtil::SubstituteFonts(GetLangTerritory());
 
     /// 4. Initialization of translations, so that intro dialog is in user's language
     // Now that QSettings are accessible, initialize translations
     QTranslator qtTranslatorBase, qtTranslator, translatorBase, translator;
     initTranslations(qtTranslatorBase, qtTranslator, translatorBase, translator);
     translationInterface.Translate.connect(Translate);
 
     // Show help message immediately after parsing command-line options (for "-lang") and setting locale,
     // but before showing splash screen.
     if (mapArgs.count("-?") || mapArgs.count("-help") || mapArgs.count("-version"))
     {
         HelpMessageDialog help(NULL, mapArgs.count("-version"));
         help.showOrPrint();
         return 1;
     }
 
     /// 5. Now that settings and translations are available, ask user for data directory
     // User language is set up: pick a data directory
     Intro::pickDataDirectory();
 
     /// 6. Determine availability of data directory and parse bitcoin.conf
     /// - Do not call GetDataDir(true) before this step finishes
     if (!boost::filesystem::is_directory(GetDataDir(false)))
     {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, QObject::tr("Bitcoin Core"),
                               QObject::tr("Error: Specified data directory \"%1\" does not exist.").arg(QString::fromStdString(mapArgs["-datadir"])));
         return 1;
     }
     try {
         ReadConfigFile(mapArgs, mapMultiArgs);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, QObject::tr("Bitcoin Core"),
                               QObject::tr("Error: Cannot parse configuration file: %1. Only use key=value syntax.").arg(e.what()));
         return false;
     }
 
     /// 7. Determine network (and switch to network specific options)
     // - Do not call Params() before this step
     // - Do this after parsing the configuration file, as the network can be switched there
     // - QSettings() will use the new application name after this, resulting in network-specific settings
     // - Needs to be done before createOptionsModel
 
     // Check for -testnet or -regtest parameter (Params() calls are only valid after this clause)
     if (!SelectParamsFromCommandLine()) {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, QObject::tr("Bitcoin Core"), QObject::tr("Error: Invalid combination of -regtest and -testnet."));
         return 1;
     }
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     // Parse URIs on command line -- this can affect Params()
     PaymentServer::ipcParseCommandLine(argc, argv);
 #endif
 
     QScopedPointer<const NetworkStyle> networkStyle(NetworkStyle::instantiate(QString::fromStdString(Params().NetworkIDString())));
     assert(!networkStyle.isNull());
     // Allow for separate UI settings for testnets
     QApplication::setApplicationName(networkStyle->getAppName());
     // Re-initialize translations after changing application name (language in network-specific settings can be different)
     initTranslations(qtTranslatorBase, qtTranslator, translatorBase, translator);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     /// 8. URI IPC sending
     // - Do this early as we don't want to bother initializing if we are just calling IPC
     // - Do this *after* setting up the data directory, as the data directory hash is used in the name
     // of the server.
     // - Do this after creating app and setting up translations, so errors are
     // translated properly.
     if (PaymentServer::ipcSendCommandLine())
         exit(0);
 
     // Start up the payment server early, too, so impatient users that click on
     // bitcoin: links repeatedly have their payment requests routed to this process:
     app.createPaymentServer();
 #endif
 
     /// 9. Main GUI initialization
     // Install global event filter that makes sure that long tooltips can be word-wrapped
     app.installEventFilter(new GUIUtil::ToolTipToRichTextFilter(TOOLTIP_WRAP_THRESHOLD, &app));
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
     // Install qDebug() message handler to route to debug.log
     qInstallMsgHandler(DebugMessageHandler);
 #else
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     // Install global event filter for processing Windows session related Windows messages (WM_QUERYENDSESSION and WM_ENDSESSION)
     qApp->installNativeEventFilter(new WinShutdownMonitor());
 #endif
     // Install qDebug() message handler to route to debug.log
     qInstallMessageHandler(DebugMessageHandler);
 #endif
     // Load GUI settings from QSettings
     app.createOptionsModel();
 
     // Subscribe to global signals from core
     uiInterface.InitMessage.connect(InitMessage);
 
     if (GetBoolArg("-splash", true) && !GetBoolArg("-min", false))
         app.createSplashScreen(networkStyle.data());
 
     try
     {
         app.createWindow(networkStyle.data());
         app.requestInitialize();
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
         WinShutdownMonitor::registerShutdownBlockReason(QObject::tr("Bitcoin Core didn't yet exit safely..."), (HWND)app.getMainWinId());
 #endif
         app.exec();
         app.requestShutdown();
         app.exec();
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         PrintExceptionContinue(&e, "Runaway exception");
         app.handleRunawayException(QString::fromStdString(strMiscWarning));
     } catch (...) {
         PrintExceptionContinue(NULL, "Runaway exception");
         app.handleRunawayException(QString::fromStdString(strMiscWarning));
     }
     return app.getReturnValue();
 }
 #endif // BITCOIN_QT_TEST