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1996-01-25 - Re: Crippled Notes export encryption

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From: Mike Gurski <mgursk1@gl.umbc.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Reply To: <199601250034.TAA09745@toxicwaste.media.mit.edu>
UTC Datetime: 1996-01-25 18:11:03 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 02:11:03 +0800

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From: Mike Gurski <mgursk1@gl.umbc.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 02:11:03 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Crippled Notes export encryption
In-Reply-To: <199601250034.TAA09745@toxicwaste.media.mit.edu>
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On Wed, 24 Jan 1996, Derek Atkins wrote:

> > How exactly are crypto-hooks defined?  This restriction seems orders
> > of magnitude more bogus than even the ban on exporting actual
> > encryption.
> 
> Very vaguely.  If I have a function that does something like this:
> 
> authenticate (args)
> {
> 	...
> 
> 	des_encrypt ();
> 	...
> }
> 
> I would have to remove the des_encrypt() call from the authenticate()
> routine before it can be exported...

Would removing the call to des_encrypt() and replacing it with a
comment violate the restriction?  something like:

authenticate (args)
{
	...
	/* squeamish ossifrage */
	...
}


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