Windows 95 Security Update For Web Connections using SGC (High Encryption) (128-bit)
Brief Description
Unable to connect to Web sites using Server Gated Cryptography (SGC)? Some computers may be unable to connect to Web servers using SGC for strong encryption when a secure connection is required. Installing this update will eliminate these connection failures.
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Quick Details
| File Name: | 249863USA5_128.exe |
| Version: | Q249863-128 |
| Knowledge Base (KB) Articles: | KB249863 |
| Date Published: | 3/3/2000 |
| Language: | English |
| Download Size: | 197 KB |
| Estimated Download Time: | 1 min 56K |
Overview
Unable to connect to Web sites using Server Gated Cryptography (SGC)? Some computers may be unable to connect to Web servers using SGC for strong encryption when a secure connection is required. Installing this update will eliminate these connection failures. This update is available in both standard and high (128-bit) encryption
NOTE: The high encryption version of this update is eligible for export from the U.S. to all customers worldwide, except to U.S. embargoed destinations. Information on exporting Microsoft products is available at http://www.microsoft.com/exporting/. Other countries may exercise separate jurisdiction over the import, export or use of encryption products. Users who download this product should observe any local regulations that may apply to the distribution or use of encryption products. 
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System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 95
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Instructions
How to download and install
NOTE: Please save your work and close all open programs before installing.
Click the Next button at the top or bottom of the page.
Review the License Agreement.
If you accept the License Agreement, select your language and Standard or High Encryption from the drop-down list provided.
(If you have upgraded to 128-bit encryption, you must install the high encryption version of this update.)
Follow the instructions on your screen.
How to use
Restart your computer to complete the install.
How to uninstall
No uninstall is available for this component.
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Additional Information
SYMPTOMS
Web clients may fail to connect to Web sites that use Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) for strong encryption when a secure connection is required. If either the Internet server or Web client is running Microsoft products, then the connection may fail. If the Internet server and Web client are both running Microsoft products, then no problem occurs.
CAUSE
This problem occurs in the security provider Schannel.dll file, which is used in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) and Microsoft Internet Explorer, when you connect to a site that uses SGC to do high encryption, and the export cipher suite uses one hash algorithm and the domestic cipher suite uses another. In this situation, the Schannel.dll file occasionally selects the wrong algorithm, which results in a failed connection. Top of page
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