MSIE 5 blocked from https pages?

bunner_bob

I was testing one of my sites today with IE 5 (PC) and found I couldn't access some of the pages that were behind the site's SSL certificate. My IE 5 has 40-bit encryption - could the certificate be delivering 128-bit only? Could that be the problem?

bunner_bob

Hmmm - well, I updated my IE 5 to 128-bit and still can't get in.

Would someone mind taking a look at this page - maybe you have some idea as to why IE 5 is blocking it:

https://www.burtonmusiccamp.com/register.php

MarkR

It may be that the server is either using a protocol or cipher that IE5 does not support.

SSL has several protocols and ciphers. The client and server negotiate to find ones that they are both willing to use. If they don't have any in common, then communication is impossible.

Session key size is also negotiated. If the browser insists on no more than 40 bit, and the server insists on 128 bit, then the connection will fail.

Mark

Roger_Ramjet

Just another IE bug. Personnaly, I'd not worry about it, not many people out tere still using IE 5. Infact, if they are updating their windows with critical updates then they will find themselves forced to upgrade to IE6 these days.

If you are really worried about it then you'll need to read around for known IE5 bugs. This site is a good palce to start. You may have to do a browser detect and generate an alternate page for IE5 users cos I doubt it's just something you can use a css hack for.

bunner_bob

I inquired of the hosting company, and apparently their certificates are good for IE 5.0.1 and up - so those left out will be few indeed.