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- From: tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Theodore Ts'o)
- Subject: Re: is kadmind exportable as a binary? if so, begging letter.
- Message-ID: <9208131604.AA08497@tsx-11.MIT.EDU>
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- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:04:59 GMT
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- Date: 13 Aug 92 10:45:47 GMT
- From: jim@cs.strath.ac.uk (Jim Reid)
-
- [The DoC also doesn't realise that DES is in the Public Domain - it's
- a US Federal standard for f*ck's sake - and there are many openly
- published descriptions and implementations of DES circulating around
- the world.]
-
- Good luck in getting your Kerberos troubles sorted. Methinks you might
- have to bend the rules and hope Uncle Sam turns a blind eye?
-
- Just to set the record straight; it's not just the United States. Any
- of the twenty or so countries who have signed the COCOM treaty will have
- such restrictions. The COCOM treaty basically says that any
- cryptographic material will be treated as *munitions*, and you are not
- allowed to export munitions to another country --- even including
- to another country which has signed the COCOM treaty --- without an
- export license.
-
- So as far as the COCOM agreement is concerned, trying to export
- cryptographic materials is the same as trying to export a M-16 machine
- gun, and F-15 fighter jet, or other implements of distruction. Also
- note that anything which does adaptive routing (read: TCP/IP) may also
- fall under these export restrictions, since they could be used by some
- enemey state (such as Iraq) to make it harder for bombers to disrupt
- their Command and Control systems.
-
- Just be thankful you're not living in France, where it's illegal to
- *import* cryptographic material, and where it is illegal to use any
- cryptographic algorithms unless you provide copies of all the keys you
- use to the French Secret Service in advance.
-
- Disclaimer: this should not be considered legal advice; if you have
- concerns about being thrown into jail for being an arms smuggler, you
- should consult a knowledgeable attorney for more authoratative
- information.
-
- - Ted
-
- P.S. Have a nice a day. :-)
-
-