Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 11:28:33 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: trost@cloud.rain.com (Bill Trost) Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: secure/ changes... Message-ID: <199507261828.LAA26057@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <m0sb9Nw-00004XC@cloud.rain.com> from "Bill Trost" at Jul 26, 95 09:32:39 am
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> > Part of what may be causing people to worry about importing encryption > software is that some of it is illegal to *use* (and probably import) > in the United States. In particular, the international versions of > PGP contain their own implementation of RSA, so any use of those > versions of PGP are violations of PKP's patents on the algorithm. And thus importaton of ``PGP'' is restricted by ``local, state or federal law'', and thus my assertion holds true, it is illegal to import PGP, not for the reason I sited, but none the less still illegal. It is illegal to import anything you can not legally posses(sp). > Keep this in mind when planning what software to import. Both RSA and > Diffie-Hell?man are covered by patents (although the latter expires in > 1997). In general, though, keeping sources for secure software > outside the United States is an *excellent* idea. After all, if you > comparison shop for stereos, why not governments as well? :-) -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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