Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!outer From: outer@utcsrgv.UUCP (Richard Outerbridge) Newsgroups: net.crypt Subject: Re: DES not available outside US? Message-ID: <46@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Sep-84 14:56:17 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.46 Posted: Fri Sep 28 14:56:17 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 28-Sep-84 15:42:32 EDT References: <21bdf834.1de6@apollo.uucp>, <999@ulysses.UUCP> <33@utcsrgv.UUCP>, <1228@hcradm.UUCP> Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto Lines: 9 Well Chris, I don't know, but I *thought* that the export of all cryptographic devices and technical data in any material form not already in the public domain was controlled to *all* countries except the United States. DES is obviously in the public domain - but I don't know about UNIX crypt(1) or crypt(3). Has HCR ever checked this out with External Affairs? -- Richard Outerbridge416 978 2742 Payload Deliveries: N 41 39'36", W 79 23'42", Elev. 106.47m.