French Support for Host Security

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q180148
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Permission has been granted by the French Government for use of Microsoft SNA Host Security in France. 128 bit data encryption is now permissible for the French version of Microsoft SNA Server.

CAUSE

Special permission is required under French law. Data encryption is prohibited within France.

STATUS

A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression- tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

MORE INFORMATION

To apply the hotfix, perform the following steps.

  1. Stop all SNA Services (including host security).
2. Rename the existing snaudb.exe to snaudb.sp2 and snarpc.dll to 
   snarpc.sp2.
3. Copy the new snaudb.exe and snarpc.dll in place. Also, replace the 
   existing symbol versions with the new files. These are named as
   <winnt>\symbols\dll\snaprc.dbg and <winnt>\symbols\exe\snaudb.dbg.
4. Restart all SNA Services. 
Keywords          : prodsna sna5250 snahostsec
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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