Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:38:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net> To: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.osd.bsdi.com>, "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Export controlled ports Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.21.0007112326290.24115-100000@blues.jpj.net> In-Reply-To: <vqcn1jobcos.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center surveyed national governments about their laws and policies on cryptography. They found that a few countries have restrictions on the importation or use of cryptographic software, and that some enforce these restrictions. Keeping the crypto stuff separate would be a convenience for FreeBSD users (if there are any) in such places. Here are some excerpts from the EPIC report, which is online at http://www.epic.org/Reports/crypto1999.html: Belarus "restricts the manufacture, maintenance, and use of cryptographic products. Licenses are required" China "an application must be filed and a license obtained in advance by corporations approved by the State to engage in the business of importing and exporting encryption products." Israel "has comprehensive regulations regarding the export, import, and domestic use of encryption products." Kazakhstan "controls both the import and export of cryptographic products." Mongolia "There are import controls and domestic use controls on cryptography." Pakistan "encryption hardware and software must be inspected" Russia "prohibits the import of cryptographic products without a license." Saudi Arabia "prohibits the domestic use of encryption." Slovakia "regulates the import of cryptography. Import licenses are issued by the Ministry of Economy." Tunisia "value-added telecommunications service providers must first obtain authorization to encrypt communications. Encryption keys must be deposited with the government." Venezuela "officially prohibits both the import and domestic use of encryption products and software for non-government use. The Judicial Technical Police, the chief criminal intelligence agency in the country, monitors networks for encryption use." Vietnam "strictly controls the import, export, and domestic use of cryptographic products." -- Trevor Johnson http://jpj.net/~trevor/gpgkey.txt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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