International limitation of Open Financial Connectivity (OFC) encryption level (162912)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Open Financial Connectivity 1.0
This article was previously published under Q162912
This information is intended for use by banks and solution providers who are evaluating or implementing a home banking server solution using OFC and Microsoft Money. For a fuller description of Open Financial Connectivity (OFC) please see the OFC specification. The specification is available for download on the Microsoft Web site by searching on the keyword OFC.

SUMMARY

The specification indicates that international versions of Money/OFC may use only 64 bit SSL or PCT encryption. Export of encryption technology is closely regulated in the U.S. by the Federal government. The government currently prohibits Microsoft from exporting a version of Money/OFC that uses encryption technology stronger than 112 bits.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/21/2006
Keywords:KB162912
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