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Re: 56 bit crypto exportable?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rick Smith)
Thu Apr 17 11:06:44 1997
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:26:56 -0600
To: perry@piermont.com
From: smith@securecomputing.com (Rick Smith)
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
>According to a story from HotWired, V-One has been allowed to export a
>product incorporating 56 bit crypto systems without GAK being a part
>of the design.
The current rule is that 56 bit crypto is exportable if the vendor is in
the process of developing a key escrow system. Exportable products are
given temporary bulk licenses that can be renewed periodically until 1998.
The periodic review verifies that the vendor is making progress towards
implementation of their key escrow system. By 1998 the vendor is supposed
to replace the un-escrowed products with escrowed ones.
Rick.
smith@sctc.com secure computing corporation
