rsa keys

  1. Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length - Version: 2.0

    Severity Rating: Revision Note: V2.0 (October 9, 2012): Revised advisory to rerelease the KB2661254 update for Windows XP and to announce that the KB2661254 update for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows is now offered through automatic updating. Customers who previously applied the...
  2. October 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck

    Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error. During the webcast, we fielded five questions focusing primarily on Link Removed addressing trust certificates with RSA keys less than 1024 bit key lengths. One additional question was answered after the webcast. All questions are...
  3. Advance Notification Service for October 2012 Security Bulletin Release

    Today we’re providing advance notification of the release of seven bulletins, one Critical and six Important, for October 2012. The Critical bulletin addresses vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word. The six Important-rated bulletins will address issues in Windows, Microsoft Office, and SQL...
  4. Microsoft Security Advisory (2661254): Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length - Version: 1.2

    Revision Note: V1.2 (September 11, 2012): Clarified that applications and services that use RSA keys for cryptography and call into the CertGetCertificateChain function could be impacted by this update. Examples of these applications and services include but are not limited to encrypted email...
  5. August 2012 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck

    Hello. Today we’re publishing the Link Removed due to 404 Error. During the webcast, we fielded twelve questions focusing primarily on MS12-060 covering Windows Common Controls, MS12-052 regarding Internet Explorer, and Link Removed addressing trust certificates with RSA keys less than...
  6. August 2012 Bulletin Release

    Security Advisory 2661254 - Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length Before we get into the details of this month’s bulletin release, let’s take a look at an important change on how Windows deals with certificates that have RSA keys of less than 1024 bits in length. We’ve been...