How to Force 128-bit Data Encryption for RASLast reviewed: August 1, 1997Article ID: Q172215 |
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SUMMARYWith the release of the 128-bit Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows NT 4.0, RAS clients can now negotiate 128-bit RAS data encryption with a Windows NT 4.0 RAS server. Normal RAS data encryption is 40-bit. RAS clients that can take advantage of 128-bit data encryption are Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0 with SP3 128-bit and Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking 1.2 128- bit.
MORE INFORMATIONTo enable 128-bit RAS data encryption on an NT 4.0 SP3 128-bit RAS server, use the following steps:
Event ID: 20107 Source: RemoteAccess Description: The user RAS connected to port COM1 using strong encryption.If the RAS client does not support 128-bit RAS data encryption, you will see the following event:
Event ID: 20077 Source: RemoteAccess Description: An error occurred in the Point to Point Protocol module on port COM1. The remote computer does not support the required encryption type.A Windows 95 client that fails with the above event log will receive the following error message:
Dial-Up Networking You have been disconnected from the computer you dialed. Double-click the connection to try again.A Windows NT client that fails with the above event log will receive the following error message:
Error Connecting to RAS server Disconnected. Error 629: The port was disconnected by the remote machine.For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q147798 TITLE : Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt File (128-bit) ARTICLE-ID: Q169895 TITLE : Enabling 128-bit Encryption for Routing and Remote Access Keywords : dun ntnetserv ntras NTSrvWkst win95 kbnetwork Version : WinNT:4.0;Windows:95 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbinfo Solution Type : Info_Provided |
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