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- From: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick)
- Subject: Re: Are DES restriction even logically sound?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep6.071901.21881@uwm.edu>
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- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- References: <1992Sep5.164646.21443@uwm.edu>
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 07:19:01 GMT
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- From article <1992Sep5.164646.21443@uwm.edu>, by markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark):
- > Supposing I have a complete description of DES in text form, and I split it
- > into 8 parts, with file N containing every 8th character modulo N.
- >
- > If 100 people each decide to post one of these files (they make a random
- > choice without knowing about the other 99 people even being there), and posts
- > it to a place that can be publically accessed outside the US, then have any
- > restrictions on DES been violated? If so, who violated them? How?
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- As I understand things...
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- The description of DES is public knowledge. Do what you want with it.
-
- However, software _implementations_ of DES have been deemed "munitions",
- and are thus restricted by the US Gummint ("We're your friends! Trust
- us!").
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