Description
The Protected Store in Windows 2000 does not properly select the strongest encryption when available, which causes it to use a default of 40-bit encryption instead of 56-bit DES encryption, aka the "Protected Store Key Length" vulnerability.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2000-0485 | The Protected Store in Windows 2000 does not properly select the strongest encryption when available, which causes it to use a default of 40-bit encryption instead of 56-bit DES encryption, aka the "Protected Store Key Length" vulnerability. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:30.665Z
Reserved: 2000-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2000-0487
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Status : Modified
Published: 2000-06-01T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2000-0487
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Weaknesses
EUVD