[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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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