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1996-11-28 - Re: Israel crypto restrictions

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From: Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>
To: jk@stallion.ee (Jyri Kaljundi)
Message Hash: 8c4e5364929e78e20e901958c5d8fe1a23e5d6f4c898141f3420676e63c2670a
Message ID: <199611280046.TAA18800@homeport.org>
Reply To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.961125190042.16124A-100000@nebula>
UTC Datetime: 1996-11-28 00:51:02 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 16:51:02 -0800 (PST)

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From: Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 16:51:02 -0800 (PST)
To: jk@stallion.ee (Jyri Kaljundi)
Subject: Re: Israel crypto restrictions
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Jyri Kaljundi wrote:

| The real question is, why can't Checkpoint who manufactures the Firewall-1
| sell DES version in Europe, but only in US and Canada. Elsewhere they use
| a proprietary algorithm called FWZ (48-bit). I have not any analysis done
| on FWZ so I don't think anyone is using it.

	They're listed on NASDAQ (CKP).  This makes them an American
company for purposes of export controls.  (This from an employee of
Checkpoint who I asked that exact question.)

Adam

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