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From: | Richard Dawe <rich AT tudor21 DOT net> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: Crypt() & export laws |
Date: | Wed, 29 Sep 1999 22:21:36 +0100 |
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Hello. Damian Yerrick wrote: > > I seem to recall that the export of DES is only restricted above a > > certain key-size. I think 56-bit and below are OK, but greater than > > that required an export licence. <snip> > DES is 56-bit and has always been 56-bit. 112-bit and 168-bit > versions simply refer to multiple passes of DES with different keys. Doh! Apologies - I recalled incorrectly. I guess I was getting confused with RC5 then... > Moo. ...which is undergoing distributed.net cracking ;) Anyhow, I found some relevant links to cryptography export/import: http://cwis.kub.nl/~frw/people/koops/lawsurvy.htm http://kubarb.phsx.ukans.edu/~tbird/vpn/vpn-legal.html Bye, -- Richard Dawe richdawe AT bigfoot DOT com ICQ 47595498 http://www.bigfoot.com/~richdawe/
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