Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 14:47:30 +1100 (Australia/NSW) From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> To: brett@lariat.org (Brett Glass) Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Crypto regulations: Lucy pulls the football away? Message-ID: <200001140347.OAA24531@cairo.anu.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20000113202656.01d66100@localhost> from "Brett Glass" at Jan 13, 2000 08:31:45 PM
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In some mail from Brett Glass, sie said: [...] > >In §740.13, Technology and Software UNRESTRICTED, changes are made to > >reflect amendments to the Wassenaar Arrangement. Specifically, encryption > >software is no longer eligible for mass market treatment under the General > >Software Note. Encryption commodities and software are now eligible for > >mass market treatment under the new Cryptography Note in Category 5 - Part > >2 of the CCL. This Note multilaterally decontrols mass market encryption > >commodities and software <b><i>up to and including 64-bits</i></b>. > > So, if I read the draft correctly, no open source crypto software that's > strong enough to protect anyone's privacy against a marginally competent > code cracker can be exported, even under the new rules. Am I off base here? > I hope I am, but I fear I'm not. What does "Category 5 - Part 2 of the CCL" say ? At first they say: "encryption software is no longer eligible for mass market treatment under the General Software Note." but then go on to say: "Encryption commodities and software are now eligible for mass market treatment under the new Cryptography Note in Category 5 - Part 2 of the CCL." And then goes on to say: "This Note multilaterally decontrols mass market encryption commodities and software <b><i>up to and including 64-bits</i></b>" I read that as saying encryption software must be classified according to "Category 5 - Part 2 of the CCL" to determine if it is mass market or not, as opposed to whatever the "General Software Note" is. Better yet, get a lawyer who does government stuff for a living to read and advise. Darren To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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