RE: 40-bit VS 128-bit Encryption

From: Joseph Mathews <mathews(at)itd.nrl.navy.mil>
Date: Wed Jun 25 2003 - 10:22:25 EDT

Good morning,

Information regarding US export controls on encryption can be found on the Commercial Encryption section of the Bureau of Export Administration's website:

http://www.bxa.doc.gov/encryption/default.htm

Hope this helps.

Joe

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From: Jonathan Grotegut [mailto:jgrotegut@directpointe.com] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 12:51 PM
To: phil baskers; security-basics@securityfocus.com Subject: RE: 40-bit VS 128-bit Encryption

Morning,

I am with you Phil in the fact that I could be wrong as well. However, if memory serves correctly, they have relaxed the export laws a little bit. I believe the US will allow 128 bit encryption to be exported, except to a specific list of countries, i.e. Iraq, Iran, etc. I unfortunately don't know where I heard/read that information or where it can be verified. Perhaps the DOJ website?

Jonathan Grotegut

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From: phil baskers [mailto:phil@baskerville.cjb.net] Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 9:30 AM
To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: 40-bit VS 128-bit Encryption

Morning,

I am not fully up to date with US law but I believe that it is illegal to "export" encryption stronger than 56 bits from the US with the inclusion of a backdoor "for law enforcement". If no backdoor, the limit is 40 bits. These figures are old and I cannot guarantee that they are up to date but can imagine the law would have been changed since 9-11.

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