The following steps will fix the settings needed to interpret the Secure Socket Layering encryption protocol used by various webpages…

 

FIREFOX:

Type the following – “about:config” in the URL address bar…press enter

 

 

 

Click the “I promise” button…

 

 

Your cursor will automatically move to the Filter bar…type the following: “SSL2”…this will shorten the list to 7 entries…

 

 

The top entry should be bold and the value set to “TRUE”…if not…double click the top line to change its value setting…

 

 

Click the “Home” icon and you are done…

 

 

INTERNET EXPLORER 7 & 8:

When upgrading to either software versions the settings for ssl2 are turned off…to correct this setting value do the following:

Click “Tools” then “Internet Options”…

 

 

Click the “Advanced” tab and slide the vertical bar to the bottom…

 

 

Put checkmarks in the 3 red arrowed items (or any SSL or TLS lines showing…there are more for Win7 and certain Vista OS)…then click “OK”…

 

 

You have successfully made the required changes to your settings.