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40-bit encryption
40 bit encryption indicates that the size of the key used to encrypt the message is 40 bits. 40-bit SSL encryption standard was used in symmetric encryption in early IE and Netscape browsers and other Internet and wireless communications. Unfortunately, 40-bit encryption has proved too easy to decipher or crack in practice. Now, 128-bit encryption (3DES or TDES) have replaced the 40-bit encryption keys. |
