1995-09-05 - Re: Non-US SSL128 site

Header Data

From: “Peter Trei” <trei@process.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: c894cece547db830142f6fa53b07b6c348e1729927f025d19617d3910b30d0c9
Message ID: <9509051446.AA16057@toad.com>
Reply To: N/A
UTC Datetime: 1995-09-05 14:46:52 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 5 Sep 95 07:46:52 PDT

Raw message

From: "Peter Trei" <trei@process.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 95 07:46:52 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Non-US SSL128 site
Message-ID: <9509051446.AA16057@toad.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain


> > a) Use 128 bit SSL if the client allows it.
> > b) Tell users which cipher is being used on a secure session.
 
> Netscape's press release on the RC4-40 crack seems to have disappeared from
> their home page, but I don't remember any specific mention of 128-bit
> U.S.-only clients, just servers.

> So what's up?

Netscape sells a 128-bit US-only client for $39

Peter

Peter Trei
Senior Software Engineer
Purveyor Development Team                                
Process Software Corporation
http://www.process.com
trei@process.com





Thread