Pocket Internet Explorer Security
Pocket Internet Explorer supports Secure Socket Layers SSL2 and SSL3, and Server Gated Cryptography (SGC). These protocols are available through WinInet or directly from Winsock. In addition, WinInet provides server and proxy authentication for HTTP sessions and client-side use of the Passport Authentication Protocol. For more information, see WinInet Security.
Best Practices
Use authentication
If supported, use NTLM authentication to limit access to known users.
Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
SSL protocol helps to protects data from packet sniffing by anyone with physical access to the network. For more information, see SSL Support.
Ports
The following table shows the ports that Pocket Internet Explorer uses by default. A user can also specify a port in a URL, using the format <protocol>://<host>:<port-number>[<path>]. If the specified port is available at the server, it is used in place of the default.
| Protocol | Default port number |
|---|---|
| FTP | 21 |
| HTTP | 80 |
| HTTPS | 443 |
See Also
Last updated on Saturday, April 10, 2004
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