From: Jeremiah A Blatz <jer+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 23:04:05 -0800 (PST)
To: anand@querisoft.com
Subject: Re: crypto restrictions
In-Reply-To: <330466AB.3D19@querisoft.com>
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anand abhyankar <anand@querisoft.com> writes:
> Jeremiah A Blatz wrote:
> 
> thanx for ur answer but then i have another question.
> 
> 1) is it illegal to develop an encryption tool (s/w) outside the US
> which uses > 40 bit size session keys and then import that s/w inside of
> the US.

It's legal in the US, but other countries have export restrictions,
too. They're usually pretty hard to find out about, especially
considering that the people who passed the laws don't have a clue what
the law means.

Your best place to check is the Crypto Law Survey at
http://cwis.kub.nl/~frw/people/koops/lawsurvy.htm
The disclamer states that the findings may not be "exaustive or
legally reliable," and given the opacity of crypto laws, you'd better
belive it. That said, it is an excellent resource.

cypherpunks newbie patrol,
Jer

"standing on top of the world/ never knew how you never could/ never knew
 why you never could live/ innocent life that everyone did" -Wormhole

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