Google has modified the encryption method used by its HTTPS-enabled services including Gmail, Docs and Google+. The new Google HTTPS implementation uses ECDHE_RSA for key exchange and the RC4_128 cipher for encryption. Google engineers had to design an extension for the popular OpenSSL toolkit. This was integrated into OpenSSL 1.0.1, which has yet to be released as a stable version. Unfortunately, this combination is only supported in Firefox and Chrome at the moment, which means HTTPS connections on Internet Explorer will not benefit from the added security.”]