Re: How can I tell what key strength is used to negotiate HTTPS content encryption keys?

2009-08-20 Thread Justin wells
is unlikely anyone read this page" message that Firefox prints just after giving the content encryption strength. Justin On Aug 20, 6:02 am, Ian G wrote: > On 19/08/2009 20:30, Justin wells wrote: > > > Plainly the concern is that 256 bit AES does you no good if they AES > >

Re: How can I tell what key strength is used to negotiate HTTPS content encryption keys?

2009-08-20 Thread Justin wells
on when I click "more information" and look under "technical information" but I do not see anywhere details of the key negotiation that was performed at the TLS level. Justin On Aug 19, 6:38 pm, Nelson B Bolyard wrote: > On 2009-08-19 11:30 PDT, Justin wells wrote: > >

How can I tell what key strength is used to negotiate HTTPS content encryption keys?

2009-08-19 Thread Justin wells
Hi all, When I visit an HTTPS link I can see what strength of encryption is used to encrypt the content (e.g., 256 bit AES) and if I dig a little I can even see the strength of the certificate used for authentication (e.g., 1024 bit RSA). What I can't seem to find anywhere is any information about