What is Server Gated Cryptography (SGC)?
Prior to January 2000, US government restrictions on US vendors prevented the export of “strong” cryptography. As a result, many people purchased computers with operating systems and/or used export version browsers that supported only 40- or 56-bit SSL encryption. “Server Gated Cryptography” (“SGC”) was developed to enable those restricted computers and export version browsers to “step up” to 128-bit SSL encryption. Without an SGC certificate on the Web server, Web browsers and operating systems that do not support 128-bit strong encryption will receive only 40- or 56-bit encryption.
Prior to January 2000, U.S. government restrictions on U.S. vendors prevented the export of “strong” cryptography. As a result, many people purchased computers with operating systems and/or used export version browsers that supported only 40- or 56-bit SSL encryption. “Server Gated Cryptography” (“SGC”) was developed to enable those restricted computers and export version browsers to “step up” to 128-bit SSL encryption. Without an SGC certificate on the Web server, Web browsers and operating systems that do not support 128-bit strong encryption will receive only 40- or 56-bit encryption.
