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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-032
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1295
Scores
EPSS
0.0248
EPSS Percentile
83.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_2000
Published
Jun 01, 2000
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026