What are the key lengths generated by openssl? Do they remove a bit? Do
they add a bit?

Is this something that cn be controlled thru the SSLRandom feature? One log
entry does show 1036 bytes of entropy...

-Rob

A coworker found this on a microsoft site:

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
 The information in this article applies to:                                
      Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 
      Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows 95                                      
      Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02a, 3.03, 4.0,     
      4.01 for Windows NT 3.51                                              
      Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01      
      Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows NT 4.0                                  
      Microsoft Windows 98                                                  
      Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98                  
                                                                            
 SYMPTOMS                                                                   
                                                                            
                                                                            
 When you try to connect to a secure Web site, you may receive the          
 following error message:                                                   
      Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site https://<address>     
      An error occurred in the secure channel support                       
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
 CAUSE                                                                      
                                                                            
                                                                            
 This error message can occur if the server uses a certificate with a       
 nonstandard length. The nonstandard length results in a nonstandard public 
 key length, which Internet Explorer does not support. Internet Explorer    
 supports only public keys with standard lengths (such as 512 bits, 1024    
 bits, 2048 bits, and so on).                                               
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
 RESOLUTION                                                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
 To be compatible with Internet Explorer, the site using the nonstandard    
 public key length should generate a new certificate request using a        
 standard length (such as 512, 1024, or 2048 bits). The site then needs to  
 obtain a new corresponding certificate.                                    
                                                                            
 As a possible workaround, re-register the Rsabase.dll file by clicking     
 Start, clicking Run, typing regsvr32 rsabase.dll in the Open box, and then 
 clicking OK.                                                               
                                                                            
                                                                            
 Additional query words: ssl unconventional occured                         
                                                                            
                                                                            
 Keywords : kberrmsg msiew95 msient win98 msiew98                           
 Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.01,3.02,3.02a,3.03,4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,5  
 Platform : WINDOWS                                                         
 Issue type : kbprb                                                         
                                                                            
                                                                            




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