The Protected Store in Windows 2000 does not properly select the strongest encryption when available, which causes it to use a default of 40-bit encryption instead of 56-bit DES encryption, aka the "Protected Store Key Length" vulnerability.Referenceshttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-032http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1295
