"Brett W. McCoy" wrote:
Hello Brett,
> 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.
384 bit and 400 bit keys are to small to crypt session parameter and
padding...
> 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 think he meant 2 key sizes: 384 and 400...
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