Yes. As with many others here on the lists, my copy of IE 5 shows that its cipher
strength is 128 bit. If your IE 4.01 was
only 40 bit, then your upgrade to IE 5 will only have 40 bit security. If your IE
4.01 was 128 bit, then your IE 5 upgrade
will have 128 bit security. I am not certain whether or not Microsoft has a security
update for IE 5, as it did for IE 4.01. If
it does not currently have such an update, I'm sure it will be out soon. If you don't
want to wait, or can't afford to wait in
the case of the use of an online banking site, then there is one fairly drastic
solution. Take a look at the following
instructions, and follow them if you choose:
1.
Use Add/Remove Programs in the control panel to remove your newly installed copy of IE
5. You will be back to IE 4.01
after your computer has restarted.
2.
Go to Microsoft's Web site and apply the 128 bit security update to IE 4.01.
3.
Install IE 5 again. This time, it will have 128 bit security.
Regards.
On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:21:03 -0800, Kelly Ford wrote:
>Bill,
>
>I don't want to debate with you. I have checked and done some testing. I
>am using 128-bit encryption. I don't know if that part of IE wasn't
>updated or what but when I first downloaded this the MS servers did reverse
>domain name lookup and more to verify that my IP address was in the U.S. I
>use more online services than Citibank that need the 128-bit level of
>encryption and have been accessing them all.
>
>If this doesn't work for you or others I don't know what to tell you. I
>can't cut and paste from the IE 5 about box but I assure you it indicates
>128-bit encryption.
>
>
>
>
>
>At 09:00 PM 3/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>kelly you may be able to use city bank, but you are not using 128 bit
>browser,
>>the reason i am certain of this is because it is against the law to
>distribute
>>the 128 bit version to anybody unless they agree not to export it to other
>>countries.
>>so bottom line is that one must sign out forms or get it by mail, and
>other
>>sites would not be willing to make it available because of these laws.
>>plus microsoft told me it may not be out till the end of summer.
>>by the way i have no idea why they are so slow, 128 bit is only the
>encryption
>>engine, not the whole program.
>>
>>bill cameron
>>
>>At 05:17 PM 3/23/99 -0800, you wrote:
>>>Les,
>>>
>>>I don't know how all these different security versions of Internet Explorer
>>>relate. I had downloaded the 128 patch for version 4.01 of IE months ago
>>>to use with the Citibank site. Last week I updated to the released version
>>>of IE 5 that one could get from many different sites. My about box reports
>>>that I'm now using IE 5 but still indicates that I have the 128-bit
>>>security. I've had no trouble getting into my Citibank accounts with this
>>>version.
>>>
>>>Kelly
>>>
>>>At 06:48 AM 3/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>>> Hi to the List,
>>>>
>>>>Well, I just contacted Citibank, and was informed that the 128 bit version
>>>>must be used to access their software. So, anybody using Citibank software
>>>>on the web should wait for the 128 bit version of IE5 if they wish to
>>>>continue to use the software with IE5. I was told that currently, a 40 bit
>>>>version is available. Bill, thanks again for saving me, and perhaps others
>>>>a major headache.
>>>>Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>>Les
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