Re: The "Secure" version of Netscape for Linux is *NOT*

[Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com>]

At 05:25 PM 8/1/96 -0700, Tom Weinstein wrote:
>Alan Olsen wrote:
>> 
>> I just installed the "secure" version of Netscape off of the "US Only"
>> download site.
>> 
>> Seems that it is actualy the international version and not the 128 bit
>> version.
>
>What makes you think you got the export version?
>
>Here's one way to find out.  If you look in the Security Preferences
>panel under the Options menu, there are two "Configure" buttons for
>configuring what ciphers are enabled for SSL 2 and SSL 3.  The domestic
>version supports a greater variety of options, including triple DES.

I connected to my site running Stronghold 1.3b1.  Only got 40 bit
encryption.  I then connected to Netscape's Store site.  Only got 40 bit
encryption.  I checked the info box (or about box, I don't remember which)
for the connection and it claimed to be running the "exportable" version.
(The Win95 version connects properly to both sites with no tweaking needed.)

I will double check, but neither site would connect with 128 bits straight
out of the tar file.
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