Re: Unable to Access Secure Web pages. 0 bit Cipher Strength

From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 12/31/02 

From: "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 19:51:14 -0500

Going to:

http://support.microsoft.com

and entering ie6 cipher strength 0 and hitting the green arrow, I get:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;261328

The instructions contained therein should fix you right up--you've got an
easy one--the Earthlink techie should have done a better job.

"Tom Bursch" <tkbursch@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:0c8401c2b065$315d9fc0$8ff82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA06...
> I have not been able to access secure web pages. My ISP
> (Earthlink) after many hours with their tech suppost says
> it is because by Cipher Strength is set to 0 bit. It
> should be 128 bit, they say. Because this is an operating
> system ( I am using Me. ) or Internet Explorer (have ie6
> installed) problem. They have given up trying to get it
> fixed.
>
> This used to work. I lost my internet cabability when I
> tried to install an old game for my grandson. I have spent
> a whole lot of time, over a dozen phone calls, some to
> their senior techs, with Earthlink. They have had me
> uninstall and reinstall ie and a whold lot of other stuff,
> but have not been able to get their browser (Total Access
> or their older version ) to install and work, maybe
> because of this problem.
>
> So, how do I get the Cipher Strength set to 128 bit?
>

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