From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@panix.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 95 20:28:55 PDT
To: Goh Seow Hiong <shgoh@ncb.gov.sg>
Subject: Re: Triple-DES controlled?
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Goh Seow Hiong writes:
> Could someone confirm whether the US export restrictions apply to 
> Triple-DES?

Yes.

> If so, are there exceptions as in the case of DES (e.g. for 
> banking or financial applications).

I have not heard of export licenses being granted for 3DES.

However, why do you care? As a person from a reasonably free country
you can just get the DES code from Finland or any one of dozens of
other sites outside the US.

Perry