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Subject:    Re: Turning on 128bit SSL for MSIE3.02?
From:       John Banes <jbanes () MICROSOFT ! COM>
Date:       1997-06-27 21:01:46
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There are indeed two versions of Internet Explorer 3.0x, one being
"export" and one "domestic". The export version has support for the SSL
cipher suites that use 40-bit bulk encryption. The domestic version
supports both the 40-bit and the 128-bit cipher suites.

Note that on Windows NT, the strength of supported bulk encryption does
not depend on the version of IE 3.0x, but on the NT service pack you
have installed (e.g. the export SP3 vs. the domestic SP3).

Internet Explorer 3.0x does not use CryptoAPI for bulk data encryption,
so changing your default CSP will have no effect in this regard.

John Banes
crypto developer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete DeWit [SMTP:peted@DATAKEY.COM]
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 11:24 AM
> To:   CryptoAPI@LISTSERV.MSN.COM
> Subject:      Re: Turning on 128bit SSL for MSIE3.02?
>
> You may want to edit your registry and change your default csp to
> point to the enhanced rsabase
>  ----
> From: Duane Morin <ddm@IDDIS.COM>
> To: CryptoAPI@LISTSERV.MSN.COM
> Date: Thursday, June 26, 1997 2:14 PM
> Subject:  Turning on 128bit SSL for MSIE3.02?
>
> Howdy,
>
> Trying to use MSIE3.02 to connect to a site that only has 128bit SSL
> turned on, and can't connect.  All I get is the ever-so-usefu message
> "Cannot connect to site."  Everything I've read seems to suggest that
> 128bit support is built in to MSIE, and that I don't have to get a
> non-export version like in the case of Navigator.  Is there something
> special I have to do to turn this on?  I've checked the View|Options|
> Security and View|Options|Advanced|Crypto, but can't find anything
> that
> appears to be relevant, other than turning on SSL3.0.
>
> Appreciate any help!
>
> Duane
>
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