Cipher Strength: 0-bit

[Rich C.]

This is preventing me from getting to secured sites. It
just started happening in the last week. I have Windows
ME. I followed the instructions in MS Knowledge Base
article 261328 and encountered some issues. I was able to
restore rsabase.dll, rsaenh.dll, and schannel.dll from
WinMe CD and successfully re-register them. However, I
was not able to re-register the other 2 files:
security.dll and secur32.dll. I get a "Load Library"
error for security.dll. I can't even find this in
c:\windows\system folder and can not find it either on the
WinMe installation CD. When tyring to register
secur32.dll, I get "DllRegisterServer entry point not
found" which may mean it's corrupt. I restored this dll
this from WinMe CD, but still got same error when re-
registering.

I have also tried completely reinstalling Internet
Explorer 6.0, but that did not help either.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Just in case, look at this tutorial.

How To Restore 128 bit:
Virtual presentation : 0-bit Cipher Strength Encryption in Internet Explorer
4.x, 5.x, 6.0 for Windows 95/98 / Rename corrupt files and reinstall 128-bit
encryption pack or install IE 4.x, 5.x, 6.0 SP1
http://support.earthlink.net/mu/1/psc/img/walkthroughs/windows_9x_nt/browsers/ie_5.0/2767.psc.html

 

[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

What version of IE are you using with Windows ME? The URL you have been
following only applies to IE 5.5 SP1 and IE6.

 

[Rich C.]

I have been using IE6 for a while now.

I also have not been able to run Windows Update either. I
get an error when trying to "scan for updates" that says
Windows update has encountered a problem. I'm assuming
this is also related to the 0-Bit strength issue.

Do you think this fix might not be working for me because
of the missing security.dll? If so, where can I get a
copy of this?

Thanks.

 

[Rich C]

These are instructions for Win98, not WinMe, which I had
tried anyway. No luck.

 

[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

Without details of the error message(s) its impossible to tell.