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Because 128-bit encryption technology cannot be exported, do international versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer operate at lower levels of encryption?

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Because 128-bit encryption technology cannot be exported, do international versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer operate at lower levels of encryption?

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This is a common misconception. According to law, exported versions of browsers cannot initiate a request for 128-bit encryption for the current communications session. Requesting such a session would require that that 128-bit encryption technology be exported.