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From: dww@stl.stc.co.uk (David Wright)
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Subject: Re: Passing proprietary messages through competitors or other sites
Summary: I can have DES but you cannot give it to me
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Date: 1 Aug 90 20:33:34 GMT
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In article <Tee6m2w162w@cds1.UUCP> matt@cds1.UUCP (Mathew Di Nicola) writes:
#confusing since someone earlier mentioned that DES type encryption (and
#I assume the rest) can't be exported outside the U.S. 

You cannot export implementations (HW or SW) of the DES algorithm outside
the US without a licence (this is a COCOM regulation to make sure those
nasty Russions don't get it - no :-) !).   But as the algorithm is public
its quite possible for people elsewhere to write their own implementation,
and people in Australia, Finland, the UK and (no doubt) many more have done
so.   At least two are public-domain.   So I could export them where I like.  
But you (Matthew in California) couldn't.

It doesn't make sense, but its a Government regulation, it doesn't have to.

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