On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Pradeep kamath wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have had problems with browsers trying to access an Apache mod_ssl
> server with private key size other than 1024 .For sizes of
> 600bits,1025bits for the private key, IE is unable to connect to the
> secure server,Netscape connects successfully.For key size of 384,400
> both Netscape and IE do not connect.
Why would you need to use a key that size? It's gonna slow things down to
a crawl. Usually 1024 should be sufficient for a server key -- a good
balance between speed and security.
> I just wanted to know that for a private key size of 1024 whether all
> browsers will connect without problems ....just want to know if there
> are any known issues with using a 1024 bit private key on the server.
Most browsers have problems with keys larger than 1024.
-- Brett
http://www.chapelperilous.net/btfwk/
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