College Credit Union - About 128-bit Encryption

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128 Bit Encryption

Strong encryption refers to the size of the key used to encrypt the message. Roughly speaking, messages encrypted with strong (128-bit) encryption are 309,485,009,821,345,068,724,781,056 times harder to break than those that use 40-bit encryption. However, some experts estimate that keys much shorter than 128 bits will be safe for the next two decades.

Strong encryption will enable you to make more secure transactions, used in online banking and trading.

Your Browser Information:

• If the browser version listed above reads:
  "Mozilla/4.51 [en] (Win98; U),"
  or similar, you are using Netscape Navigator with Windows. To find out if you have 40-bit encryption or 128-bit encryption, look at the last item. If the last item is a U, you are using the U.S. version (128-bit). If the last item is an I, you are using the International version (40-bit) and will need to upgrade.
  Click here to download the latest version of Netscape.
  
  
• If the browser version listed above reads:
  "Mozilla/4.51 [en] (Macintosh; U; PPC),"
  or similar, you are using Netscape Navigator on a Macintosh. To find out if you have 40-bit encryption or 128-bit encryption, look at the middle item. If the middle item is a U, you are using the U.S. version (128-bit). If the middle item is an I, you are using the International version (40-bit) and will need to upgrade.
  Click here to download the latest version of Netscape.
  
  
• If the browser version listed in the gray box reads,
  "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT ),"
  or similar, you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer. To find out if you have 40-bit encryption or 128-bit encryption, click "Help" on the toolbar at the top of your browser window. Select "About Internet Explorer" from the drop down menu. A small pop-up screen will appear. This screen will list your browser's "Cipher Strength" (40-bit or 128-bit).
  Click here to download the latest version of Internet Explorer