128 bit or 40 bit?
Anonymous
nobody at nowhere.to
Tue Sep 15 21:36:04 PDT 1998
Being outside North America, I have an "export" version of
Internet Explorer/Netscape Navigator. These offer 40 bit
encryption. (40 bit RC4, I understand).
My financial institution has a 128 bit Verisign certificate.
To my surprise, they claim this offers 128 bit encryption to /me/.
[in transactions to https://secure.mybank.com.xx]
I thought my 40 bit client limited the security to 40 bits.
Who is right? Please explain.
TIA
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