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Date:      Fri, 2 Aug 1996 22:08:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Nathan Lawson <nlawson@kdat.csc.calpoly.edu>
To:        phk@critter.tfs.com (Poul-Henning Kamp)
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Crack 4.1 patches for FBSD
Message-ID:  <199608030508.WAA02355@kdat.calpoly.edu>
In-Reply-To: <2150.838705000@critter.tfs.com> from "Poul-Henning Kamp" at Jul 30, 96 07:36:40 am

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> >And on a related topic, is SHA-1 taboo for exporting (like most crypto),
> >or is it more open like MD5? 
> 
> I don't know...

>From what I've seen, the government of the US places no limits on hashing
algorithms or any type of signature system.  They WANT to be able to verify
who you are; they just don't want you to be able to hide your information.  :)

-- 
Nate Lawson                  "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of
CPE Senior                    evil to one who is striking at the root."
CSL Admin                              -- Henry David Thoreau, 'Walden', 1854



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