IE6 Cipher Strength

[tallman45]

Hello all,

I have just installed a system connected via wireless to a boadband base station (Mircosoft). When I look under "about Internet Explorer" the Cipher strength shows 56bit. On the system that is connected to the basestation via ethernet it shows as 128bit. Some financial cites are disallowing access unless I have 128bit. Both have same version of IE

Question, how do I change the 56bit to 128 bit encryption ?

 

[RagingBITCH]

Go to the WindowsUpdate site and get the 128bit encryption pack. That or better yet, just download IE6 (sounds like you're using an early version of 5.01 on one and 5.5 on the other)

 

[tallman45]

Thanks, but I guess I should have said Os=Win2k, IE=6, latest patch

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

If you have IE6, you have 128bit encryption, it doesn't come any other way.

 

[tallman45]

Bingo, there is a Win2k patch to allow 128bit encryption. I just installed it, now IE6 shows 129 cipher strenth.

Thanks for heading me in the right direction

 

[tallman45]

Opps make that 128

 

[tallman45]

gunrunnerjohn,

IE must need the Os to support 128bit cipher. I installed IE6 yesterday and it definately showd up as 56bit. I could not log into my bank.

I just installed "Encpack_Win2000_EN", and now IE shows 128bit and I am able to log into my bank.

 

[mboy]

I thought that was taken care of in sp2 for win2k.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

Originally posted by: tallman45
gunrunnerjohn, IE must need the Os to support 128bit cipher. I installed IE6 yesterday and it definately showd up as 56bit. I could not log into my bank. I just installed "Encpack_Win2000_EN", and now IE shows 128bit and I am able to log into my bank.

Interesting, everytime I've upgraded a system to IE6, it's ended up at 128bit with no extra patches. That's the wonder of Microsoft Windows!

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: gunrunnerjohn

Originally posted by: tallman45
gunrunnerjohn, IE must need the Os to support 128bit cipher. I installed IE6 yesterday and it definately showd up as 56bit. I could not log into my bank. I just installed "Encpack_Win2000_EN", and now IE shows 128bit and I am able to log into my bank.

Interesting, everytime I've upgraded a system to IE6, it's ended up at 128bit with no extra patches. That's the wonder of Microsoft Windows!

Maybe it's because it's Win2K - they did it on purpose since it's mostly used for networking or something along those lines?

 

[mboy]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: gunrunnerjohn

Originally posted by: tallman45
gunrunnerjohn, IE must need the Os to support 128bit cipher. I installed IE6 yesterday and it definately showd up as 56bit. I could not log into my bank. I just installed "Encpack_Win2000_EN", and now IE shows 128bit and I am able to log into my bank.

Interesting, everytime I've upgraded a system to IE6, it's ended up at 128bit with no extra patches. That's the wonder of Microsoft Windows!

Maybe it's because it's Win2K - they did it on purpose since it's mostly used for networking or something along those lines?

HUH? No offense, but that makes NO sense what so ever.

The encryption strength was addressed in one of the 2k service paks I believe it was sp2.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: mboy

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: gunrunnerjohn

Originally posted by: tallman45
gunrunnerjohn, IE must need the Os to support 128bit cipher. I installed IE6 yesterday and it definately showd up as 56bit. I could not log into my bank. I just installed "Encpack_Win2000_EN", and now IE shows 128bit and I am able to log into my bank.

Interesting, everytime I've upgraded a system to IE6, it's ended up at 128bit with no extra patches. That's the wonder of Microsoft Windows!

Maybe it's because it's Win2K - they did it on purpose since it's mostly used for networking or something along those lines?

HUH? No offense, but that makes NO sense what so ever.

The encryption strength was addressed in one of the 2k service paks I believe it was sp2.

Yea you're right it doesn't - I worded it funny. I basically tried to say what you mean. SP2 did in indeed upgrade encryption to 128bit (permanently)