Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:05:20 -0700 (PDT) | From | "Mr. James W. Laferriere Network Engineer" <> | Subject | Re: [Crypto] Re: ftp.kernel.org vs. ftp.funet.fi |
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Oh Hell. I guess I'll put my anarchists asbestos britches on ;-)
If '-EVERYONE-' in the continental USA were to -USE- crypto & to export it . What the hell could MR. alcohol,tabacco & firearms do about ?
Come over & knock on '-EVERYONE-'s door and hall '-EVERYONE-' off to jail....... ?
Think about it. ;-)
On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Joshua E. Hill wrote: > James Mastros said: > > Libc is > > not covered by ITAR, and I don't think it is covered by EAR, since it uses a > > 64 bit key, which is legal for export. > > hmmm... Granted, I don't know to what portion of libc you refer, but I > can say that 64 bit symmetric key algorithms are _not_ exportable. The > US government only recently said that 56 bit key algorithms could be > exported, and that was only if the company agreed to develop and market > "key recovery" (GAK) solutions which would have to be done within 2 years. > The government issues a temporary export license, and reviews your progress > toward the "key recovery" every few months. If they decide that you haven't > made enough progress, they will _revoke_ your temporary license. At the end > of the two year period, you _must_ stop selling your non-GAKed version > internationally, and sell only the GAKed enhanced version. None of these > regulations affect the legality of crypto _within_ the US, however. > > If a company already has appropriate key recovery techniques installed, > it can market any key size that they wish. > > Purely from a crypto regulation standpoint, we were better off when > Linus was in Finland. If we ever do get strong crypto in the kernel, > Linus won't be able to manage the kernel anymore... (or he won't be able > to export it, or he will be a felon). As this is the case, I doubt that > real crypto will be in the official distribution of the kernel anytime in > the near future. > > Josh > > -----------------------------Joshua E. Hill----------------------------- > | "You can bring any calculator you like to the midterm, as long as it | > | doesn't dim the lights when you turn it on." | > | -- Hepler, Systems Design 182 | > -------jehill@<gauss.elee|galaxy.csc|w6bhz|tuba.aix>.calpoly.edu-------- >
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