Theodore Hope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > It is not a special extension per se (although the MSIE handling
> > could be called extension ;-). It is just a certificate signed by
> > a special CA (the certs of which are only available by financial
> > institutions) and the browser remembers its true strong crypto
> > capabilities.
>
> What does this mean in terms of the browser; does the export (40-bit)
> MSIE all of a sudden do strong crypto?
Yes they have strong crypto built in (starting from 4.0)
> > The same game is with netscape. The CA in question is Verisign.
> > Look for Global Server ID.
>
> :-( Those of us who prefer to have Thawte sign (cheaper, easier)
> are going to be out of luck for the time being.
Complain to right US-department. Perhaps they will hear you ;-)
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read you later - Holger Reif
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