1996-07-23 - Re: ITAR’s 40 bit limit
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To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-23 01:26:52 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 09:26:52 +0800
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 09:26:52 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: ITAR's 40 bit limit
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> From: "David F. Ogren" <ogren@cris.com>
> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 19:45:29 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Another paradox of the US export regulations.
>
> The NSA is allowing 40 bit crypto exports. So as a hypothetical example
> assume that I write a crypto program that uses 40 bit RC4 to encode data
> (licensing from RSA). I then get an export license using the accelerated
> process for 40 bit RC4.
Sorry, RC4 only works in OFB mode. It is not a block cypher.
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