From: marca@mcom.com (Marc Andreessen)
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 94 14:38:53 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: BofA+Netscape
In-Reply-To: <199412101803.KAA06370@desiree.teleport.com>
Message-ID: <199412112239.WAA24162@neon.mcom.com>
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In article <199412101803.KAA06370@desiree.teleport.com>, alano@teleport.com (Alan Olsen) wrote:

> If you check their WWW page, you will find information on the Secure Sockets
> Layer.  It explains the algorythm used (RC4) and key size (40 bits).

SSL allows a number of choices for both algorithm and key size.
See http://home.mcom.com/info/SSL.html.

The version of Netscape you can pick up from our FTP server only
implements 40-bit RC4 -- the 40-bit part resulting from standard export
restrictions.  We have implemented and will be shipping clients and
servers with 128-bit RC4 and other configurations.

Cheers,
Marc

-- 
Marc Andreessen
Netscape Communications Corp.
Mountain View, CA
marca@mcom.com