How do I connect to secure web sites?

When connecting to a secure web site using Pocket Internet Explorer you may receive one of the following error messages:
The page you are looking for cannot be found. 
-or-    
Unable to establish secure connection.

After you receive these messages the Internet Explorer logo will continue spinning indefinitely. This problem can occur with both 40-bit and 128-bit versions of Pocket Internet Explorer.

This problem is caused by a new hashing algorithm (SHA1) for the Secure Sockets Layer provided by VeriSign. Pocket Internet Explorer cannot connect to a site that uses SHA1 for SSL.

Pocket PC users can download a fix to this problem from http://www.pocketpc.com. Unfortunately, Handheld PC Professional users will not be able to find a fix at this time. The 128-bit upgrade for the Handheld PC Professional does not handle SHA1.

More information can be found in this Microsoft Knowledgebase article.

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