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Old 05-22-2007, 12:28 PM   #1
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Maximum PKI Root Certificate for IE


What is the maximum bit length that a PKI root certificate key can be so that MS Internet Explorer will read for maximum security.
 
Old 05-22-2007, 09:31 PM   #2
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Root certificate keys are not used to encrypt HTTPS sessions, only to sign site certificates.
 
Old 05-30-2007, 07:36 PM   #3
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thanks for the info

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