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RE: New Question: PGP and SSL security question
****** message to minivend-users from "Webmaster of Infothai CM Co., Ltd." <webmaster@infothai.com> ******
The 40 bit code is a subset of the 128 bit code; that is, you
get a 128-bit encryption engine in which 88 bits of the key
are forced to a known state. The 40 bit encryption is not
trustworthy for important data. With the wide availability
of add-on or replacement encryption routines for browsers,
everyone should be using 128 bit.
Mike
On Tue, 23 Feb 99 11:24:06, Lyn St George wrote:
>****** message to minivend-users from "Lyn St George" <lyn@zolotek.com> ******
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>On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:18:38 -0800, Thompson-Jordan wrote:
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>>****** message to minivend-users from "Thompson-Jordan" <Thompson-Jordan@mindspring.com>
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>Another point on SSL - do people in Europe normally use
>40 bit or 128 bit?
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>The reason I ask is not that it's difficult to get
>the server side sorted for 128 bit, but browsers outside of
>the US only have 40 bit encryption as standard. Unless
>you assume that *all* of your customers are going to go
>to the trouble of increasing the encryption level, then many
>of them will not be able to use 128 bit SSL.
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>Or does 128 bit SSL fall back to 40 bit if that's all that the
>browser can handle?
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>>I believe that people who use SSLeay and ssl_mod for commercial use just buy
>>one of RSA's products (preferrably the cheapest one) that contains the US
>>license. Again, that would probably end up being more expensive than buying
>>a product with the license.
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>>Christopher Thompson
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>Lyn St George
>lyn@zolotek.com http://www.career-plus.com
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