Re: NSA, ITAR, NCSA and plug-in hooks.

Scott Brickner <sjb@universe.digex.net> writes:

>Jeff Barber writes:
>>Does anyone know the ostensible justification for this?  What section of
>>the ITARs do they point to when they say "this is illegal"?  I've perused
>>an online copy of ITAR (no, I haven't read all of it -- I have other
>>things I want to do this year :-), but I can't find a section that could
>>be construed to support this contention.
>
>I think it's 121.1, Category XIII paragraph (b) item (5):
>"Ancillary equipment specifically designed or modified for paragraphs (b)
>(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this category;"

Question:  What makes computers in general NOT describable by such a
paragraph?!?

jim bell writes:
>>I think it's 121.1, Category XIII paragraph (b) item (5):
>>"Ancillary equipment specifically designed or modified for paragraphs (b)
>>(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this category;"
>
>Question:  What makes computers in general NOT describable by such a
>paragraph?!?

The referenced paragraphsdescribe cryptographic hardware, software and
technical data.  Computers in general are not "specifically designed"
as cryptographic equipment.