SSL And Web Browsers
- Web browsers such as Firefox and Internet Explorer support SSL encryption.
- Secure transactions use
https
in place of http
.
- Port 443 is designated for
https
- Most modern browsers use 128-bit encryption.
- Export restrictions may limit encryption to 40-bit keys.
- 40-bit encryption is not considered very secure.
How do SSL and Apache interact?
© 2006 John Michael Pierobon
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