ANZ, was Re: [plug] Star Office and 5.1 and the registration

Christian christian at global.net.au
Fri Jun 4 15:58:45 WST 1999


Mike Holland wrote:

> > Bret was telling me that they it through a page served from an
> > SSL-enabled web server and also showed me some emails from the ANZ staff
> > who were telling him that it as using 128 bit encryption, despite the
> 
> Well, why couldnt they add an extra layer of encryption on top, using
> Java? That would explain why it is so slow.

He didn't mention any Java applets etc.

> Surely they could easily allow 128-bit SSL without Java, e.g. using
> Fortify - a nice Australian crypto add-on for netscape.
> I tried to install Fortify, but it doesnt spoort my netscape binary -
> 4.51.

You can just download the US version from ftp.replay.com if you like.

Regards,

Christian.

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