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List of forbidden mathematics?

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NODE b9dd358dList of forbidden mathematics?
Do any of you have a current list of banned mathematics topics handy?
I was reading a number theory book (Rosen) and got worried that I
might be stumbling into some of the areas forbidden to private
citizens.

I have e-mail in to Professor Denning, author of the Index, for
guidance on what mathematics is and is not allowed, but she has not
yet responded.

Meanwhile, until I hear from her or get a special waiver, I've put the
book away. I'm hoping that Rosen's introductory text is not treated as
"crypto paraphernalia," even though it's sold over the counter at
Computer Literacy, Stacey's, and other such "head shops."

--Tim, getting more worried after the arrests at Amateur Crypto BBS,
where the owners received an unsolicited data packet from Tennessee
and were then prompty arrested by the Data Police

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NODE 45a3b7aeRe: List of forbidden mathematics?
> From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
> Do any of you have a current list of banned mathematics topics handy?
> I was reading a number theory book (Rosen) and got worried that I
> might be stumbling into some of the areas forbidden to private
> citizens.

Goodness, Tim, our government would never forbid mathematics to its
citizens.  No, you simply require the appropriate licence to legally
work with the algorithms in question.  Of course, these days it's
rather difficult to get a research permit for Schedule I math -- you
generally have to work for NSA.

In response to your original question: it's a little tricky to keep
an up-to-date list of the Schedules.  What you can do is start with
the Controlled Algorithms Act of 1970, and work forwards from there.
Keep an eye on the Federal Register for recent schedulings.

   Eli   ebrandt@jarthur.claremont.edu
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