Detecting browser encryption level

[Andy Taylor <an...@mxmg.com>]

Hi All,

I am in the process of writing a site which will have a Verisign 128-bit key
size certificate installed, and want to run a check that all browsers using
the site is able to use 128-bit keys. I am planning on using the new
javax.servlet.request.key_size request attribute, but I understand that this
only works when you are using an HTTPS connection.

My question is: if the browser I am using is not 128-bit enabled, how will I
be able to make an HTTPS connection to get to this bit of code? Is it still
possible to talk via SSL to a server with a 128-bit certificate if my
browser doesn't support this level of encryption?

Andy Taylor


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