Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/09/28/05:28:50
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, S. M. Halloran wrote:
> > `crypt' uses DES encryption, and AFAIK DES is not restricted in the way
> > you describe.
>
> Actually, the United States government has a law that deals with the export of
> munitions (the law is abbreviated ITAR), and cryptography of a certain strength
> is considered a regulated product for export. You can be in violation of
> criminal statutes if you send source code for something like DES from a host
> inside the US to one outside.
In general, this is true (although it seems the US government is changing
its attitude lately). However, as I said, I think the DES encryption in
particular is NOT under these restrictions.
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