PRB: BizTalk Messaging Manager: Users Cannot Set Encryption Properties for Transports Using SMIME

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This article was previously published under Q276771

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SYMPTOMS

BizTalk Server Messaging Manager allows users to choose SMIME (Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) encryption when they are creating a port. However, the user cannot adjust the SMIME encryption parameters needed to change the encryption strength from 40-bit to 128-bit encryption.

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CAUSE

BizTalk Messaging allows users to set Advanced parameters by using property pages that are configurable in the Channel Advanced properties sheet. However, there are no property pages available for SMIME encryption.

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RESOLUTION

The only method of adjusting the properties that are used by BizTalk Server for SMIME encryption is through BizTalk Server Configuration Object Model.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000.

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REFERENCES

For additional information on changing the BizTalk Server default setting for signatures and encryption, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276641 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/276641/EN-US/ ) INFO: Changing the Default Settings for BizTalk Server Signatures and Encryption Algorithms

For more information on the BizTalk Messaging Configuration Object Model, see the BizTalk Server documentation at following Microsoft Web site:

BizTalk Server 2000 Interface Reference
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms955805.aspx (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms955805.aspx)

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