Win98 128 Bit encryption

[focusnet]

Hello

I have installed vnc on a win98 machine. But there is only a 40Bit key aviable.

Is there an OS Patch aviable to use 128Bit keys?

Thank you

Raffi

[Guest]

Yes. There's a strong encryption pack for W98. See the MSRC4 DSMPlugin page for details.

[ipsec]

It could be the plugin.

check out -

http://home.comcast.net/~msrc4plugin/msrc4plugin.html

or click on the no reg at the top if you are using it without registry entries.

[scovel]

If I remember correctly, out of the box Windows 98 does not support 128Bit keys. The plugin should detect what keys are available, and enable/disable the correct radio buttons.

Given the proper software environment, the plugin will support (and has been tested on) 95B, 98, 98SE, ME (ok, I didn't test ME. Never even loaded ME...), NT,2000,XP,and 2003.

Make sure your IE is the latest (or at least 5.5 I think) and that you installed the High Encryption pack.

Sean

[Ipsec,]

If I remember correctly, out of the box Windows 98 does not support 128Bit keys. The plugin should detect what keys are available, and enable/disable the correct radio buttons.

Yes sir you would be correct.

Make sure your IE is the latest (or at least 5.5 I think) and that you installed the High Encryption pack.

Sean

This would remedy the problem..or at least should..

[sgt-d]

i think i am having the same problem. ugh.

i posted a new topic here:

[post=9846][/post]

[scovel]

Just for the record, this was caused by a corrupt key-store. I've added some new features to the crypto.exe utility on my website to allow you to delete and re-create the key-store.

To remove the key-store

crypto.exe -r

To create a clean new key-store

crypto.exe -c

Windows 2000 and up don't use a key-store anymore, so they don't have this problem.

Sean