secure sites will not load in IE6.0

[Larry]

Just the last 2 days any attempt to access my secure sites
(bank, travelocity, orbitz, etc.) is met with a "The page
cannot be displayed" message. I tried the "fix its" in
help but still no change! What can I do?

 

[Mike Burgess]

Larry,
How To: Troubleshoot Situations Where You Cannot Connect to Secure Web Sites
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303807 (IE 6)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444 (XP)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=261328 (all)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318815 (2K)
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 04-02-04]
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[Guest]

Hi
you need 128-bit security in your IE. to check whether you have 128-bit security or not, click on Help >About Internet Explorer. search for "Cipher strength" and see next to it. it might be 56 or 128. if it is 56-bit, you will see a link next to it. this link will get you to microsoft.com web site from where you can download 128-bit security update
Download it from there and run on your PC. This will update the Cipher strength on your PC and u will be able to browse secure web sites again

If 128-bit security is already there, then you need to enable in Tools>Internet Options>Advanced tab
Under Security option, enable SSL 2.0, TLS
Hope, this will resolve your issue.