Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Jan 1999 13:09:33 -0600 | From | kernel@draper ... | Subject | Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions? |
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Astor,
Does this mean that you are now willing to accept machine readable patches that originate in the USA or Canada?
Reed,
On Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 09:51:59AM +0100, Alexander Kjeldaas wrote: > According to > > http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557828890-57c. > > the US will relax its crypto restrictions to a point where exporting > DES is legal. This potentially means that a lot of stuff that hasn't > been in the kernel now could be integrated. > > Is anybody aware of the exact nature of the policy change? What about > hooks for stronger crypto? If we're lucky, this means that the core > of the international kernel patch including DES could be distributed > together with the kernel. This could be a great step forward for the > security of the Internet. > > Some US people need to take a closer look at the new restrictions and > maybe even some paperwork needs to be done. > > astor > > -- > Alexander Kjeldaas, Guardian Networks AS, Trondheim, Norway > http://www.guardian.no/ > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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