Microsoft postpones TLS 1.0 and 1.1 deprecation to second half of 2020

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Microsoft announced yesterday that its plan to disable the security protocols TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in the company's browsers has been postponed. The company wanted to disable the security protocols in the first half of 2020 initially but decided to postpone this in light of current global events.

All major browser makers pledged to disable the aging security protocols TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in the first half of 2020. Some, like Mozilla, went ahead with the change but reverted it when it became clear that some government sites still relied on these protocols. Users of Firefox could not access these sites anymore because of the disabled protocols. Mozilla re-enabled the protocols to make sure that Firefox users worldwide are able to access important sites in a time of crisis.

Microsoft's updated plan for discontinuing support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 is as follows:

* New Chromium-based Microsoft Edge: TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will be disabled by default "no sooner than Microsoft Edge version 84". The browser is scheduled for a July 2020 release.

* Classic Microsoft Edge browser: TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will be disabled by default on September 8, 2020.

* Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will be disabled by default on September 8, 2020.

Options are provided to enable TLS 1.0 and 1.1. if required. Users find settings to enable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in the Internet Options under Advanced.
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