SSL Encryption levels - 40 or 128 bit Encryption?

[SlidingSideways]

Hi,
We're looking to SSL our company website. We don't take credit cards/payment and hold very little (accessible via the site) personal information. All we're basically looking to do is secure the sign-on process and stop people being able to sniffthe information we do send out (car details - think HPI check info).

Is 128bit overkill? (128 bit Verisign cert are almost 3 times the price of 40bit ones)
Or would people be dubious of a site offering less than this level?

Thanks,
Jim.

[GregE240]

I'd have to recommend 128 bit for commercial use.

40bit is crackable by brute force, 128 bit less so.

128 is HUGELY more secure than 40.

[Tripps]

Avoid VeriSign and look at other providers (can't think of any right now sorry), many only offer 128bit now and they'll be significantly cheaper than VeriSign.