Re: unusual startup messages

. Tethys (tethys@lonnds.ml.com)
Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:53:19 +0000


>Export of _any_ encryption algorithm (not just DES) from the US to
>anywhere (except Canada?) is illegal without the proper permits.

Are you sure about this? I always understood it to be export of
encryption technology based on keys greater than a given length
(currently 40 bits? 56 bits?) that was illegal. Export of anything
less than this key length is allowed.

Tet

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