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To: Clement Laforet <sheepkiller@cultdeadsheep.org>
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In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:49:10 +0100."
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Subject: Re: adding crypto support to GENERIC 
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In message <20031120004910.47a9d96d.sheepkiller@cultdeadsheep.org>, Clement Laf
oret writes:
>On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:52:18 +0100
>Eric Masson <e-masson@kisoft-services.com> wrote:
>
>> >>>>> "Wilko" == Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> writes:
>> 
>>  >> Are there any of those left ?
>>  Wilko> France ?
>> 
>> Use of cryptographic devices seems to spread quickly these days in
>> France, Laws have been seriously softened in this area, but I don't
>> know for sure actual status.
>
>If my memory serves me right, you can't use a key stronger than 128 bits
>except for software and uses authorized by the DCSSI. OpenSSL and GnuPG are
>authorized (thanks to France FSF):

Hang on here.  We are not _forcing_ people to use the code, we are
merely shipping it.

I think we can conclude that no relevant country at this time restricts
_possesion_ of crypto code, and that there is no problem in shipping
it in GENERIC.


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