Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions?

Gregory Maxwell (linker@z.ml.org)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:02:51 -0500 (EST)


Perhaps suddenly being unable to use Linux might help change Frances'
policies.

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999 christophe.leroy5@capway.com wrote:

> Beware that if you include DES with more than 40 bits,
> French people wont be allowed any more to download nor use
> Linux. It would be a pity (You cannot import nor use what crypto
> you want)
>
> > Is anybody aware of the exact nature of the policy change? What about
> > hooks for stronger crypto? If we're lucky, this means that the core
> > of the international kernel patch including DES could be distributed
> > together with the kernel. This could be a great step forward for the
> > security of the Internet.

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