Article ID: 193682
Article Last Modified on 5/29/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q193682
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to log on to a secure Web site using Internet Explorer
4.01 for Macintosh, you may receive the following error message:
Unable to establish a secure connection to <web page> failed. There is
a problem with the security certificate from that site (the identity
of the certificate issuer is unknown).
The information you view and send will be readable to others while in
transit, and it may not go to the intended party.
Continue loading this page?
If you click Continue, you receive the following error message:
Security failure. A secure connection could not be established.
When you attempt to log on to a secure Web site using Internet Explorer
4.0 for Macintosh, you may receive the following message in the browser
window:
Insufficient encryption
This document requires a larger secret key size for encryption than
your browser is capable of supporting.
CAUSE
You may receive either of these messages if the site requires 128-bit
encryption and you are using 40-bit encryption.
RESOLUTION
Internet Explorer 4.01
To resolve this behavior, upgrade to the 128-bit version of Internet
Explorer. To obtain the 128-bit Internet Explorer upgrade, please visit
the following Microsoft Web site:
Internet Explorer 4.0
To resolve this behavior, you must first upgrade to Internet Explorer 4.01
and then obtain the 128-bit Internet Explorer upgrade. To upgrade to
Internet Explorer 4.01, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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