Internet Explorer V5.01x security workaround

This topic contains a solution for a known problem when using IBM HTTP Server with Internet Explorer V5.01x.

If IBM HTTP Server uses a Verisign Global Server ID for SSL transactions, a 40-bit encryption browser can get a connection to a server at 128-bit encryption. This connection does not work for someone using Internet Explorer 5.01x. You can fix this situation by adding the following directives to the IBM HTTP Server configuration file (add the directives in the order shown):

• SSLCipherSpec 34

• SSLCipherSpec 35

• SSLCipherSpec 3A

• SSLCipherSpec 33

• SSLCipherSpec 36

• SSLCipherSpec 39

• SSLCipherSpec 32

• SSLCipherSpec 31

• SSLCipherSpec 30