>From NWFusion: NT 4.0 flunks cryptography test Another service pack fix and interoperability woes for users are the results. By Ellen Messmer Network World, 01/11/99 Washington, D.C. Last summer, Microsoft hoped to see NT 4.0 breeze through government tests of encryption features such as Data Encryption Standard and digital signatures. But things didn't go exactly as planned. Products must pass the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-1 certification test before they can be sold to the U.S. and Canadian governments. Not only did the Redmond, Wash., giant fail the cryptography tests, but Microsoft officials now acknowledge that the lab scrutiny exposed shortcomings in NT's cryptographic processing that will force Microsoft to redesign the operating system. Microsoft expects to issue a service-pack upgrade later this year - once NT finally makes it through FIPS 140-1 testing. "We expect this to happen early in the first quarter, but we have to allow for additional delays," says Patrick Arnold, program manager at Microsoft Federal Systems. The Microsoft code fix, however, will prevent users who apply it from using Internet Explorer 4.0, Outlook 98 and perhaps other applications, such as the Microsoft Internet Information Server. ... More at: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/0111ntcrypt.html (free registration required) ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The NEW Web Consultants Association FORUMS and CHAT: Register Today at: http://just4u.com/forums/ Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants Give the Gift of Life This Year... Just4U Stop Smoking Support forum - helping smokers for over three years-tell a friend: http://just4u.com/forums/ To get 500 Banner Ads for FREE go to http://www.linkbuddies.com/start.go?id=111261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
