On Sat, Jun 26, 1999 at 01:09:36PM -0400, Nelson Minar wrote:
> popped up. I was shocked to see that the certificate was being used
> with a 40 bit cypher. I have no idea what info has been leaked out
> that channel.
You can disable 40 bit crypto via 'Security>Navigator>Configure SSL v2/3'
> The point is that in Netscape, it is very hard to tell if a given link
> is 40 bit or 128 bit. Sure, with enough poking around looking at page
> info you could probably figure it out. Or maybe someone knows if the
> little padlock means something like the little key used to. But I'm a
> crypto-sophisticated person, and I don't know. What about people who
> don't understand the technology at all?
Good point
There used to be two keys I believe a little (weak) key and a larger (strong)
key. In the (patched to domestic US strength) version of Netscape I use
(Linux 4.07) the padlock is always the same size. It may be my version
is broken.
Anyone with a legit. US browser confirm that this visual cue (icon
size) has been removed?
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