Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 22:56:00 -0600 (CST) From: Troy Smith <tdsmith@topeka.cjnetworks.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: web (and distribution!) update needed Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970115224741.21983A-100000@topeka>
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Sorry to have to tell you this, but the Feds have changed the export rules again Re: encryption. Basically, nobody in the US can export jack unless they provide a back door for the feds. You probably are already aware of this, but this passage from the web page indicates not: ____________________ If password security for FreeBSD is all you need and you have no requirement for copying encrypted passwords from different hosts (Suns, DEC machines, etc) into FreeBSD password entries, then FreeBSD's MD5 based security may be all you require! We feel that our default security model is more than a match for DES, and without any messy export issues to deal with. If you're outside (or even inside) the U.S., give it a try! This snapshot also includes support for mixed password files - either DES or MD5 passwords will be accepted, making it easier to transition from one scheme to the other. ________________ Now, if you've provided a back door, then you're cool with the feds, but if you haven't, and you still allow overseas ftp, you could be in deep sh*t. I dislike all this nonsense as much as the next guy, but, until the rules are changed, they're the ones we'll go to prison over. Hate being a wet blanket, Troy Smith
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