128 bit or 40 bit?
Being outside North America, I have an "export" version of Internet Explorer/Netscape Navigator. These offer 40 bit encryption. (40 bit RC4, I understand). My financial institution has a 128 bit Verisign certificate. To my surprise, they claim this offers 128 bit encryption to /me/. [in transactions to https://secure.mybank.com.xx] I thought my 40 bit client limited the security to 40 bits. Who is right? Please explain. TIA
At 02:35 AM 9/17/98 +0900, Anonymous wrote:
Being outside North America, I have an "export" version of Internet Explorer/Netscape Navigator. These offer 40 bit encryption. (40 bit RC4, I understand).
My financial institution has a 128 bit Verisign certificate. To my surprise, they claim this offers 128 bit encryption to /me/. [in transactions to https://secure.mybank.com.xx]
Odd. On the other hand, if your Netscape browser does have a 40-bit limitation problem, you can fix it by going to www.fortify.net. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, bill.stewart@pobox.com PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639
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