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Re: crypto restrictions

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NODE dfd1cc8fRe: crypto restrictions
Jeremiah A Blatz wrote:

thanx for ur answer but then i have another question.

1) is it illegal to develop an encryption tool (s/w) outside the US
which uses > 40 bit size session keys and then import that s/w inside of
the US.

anand....
NODE 35556df1Re: crypto restrictions
At 11:51 AM 2/14/97 -0800, anand abhyankar wrote:
>Jeremiah A Blatz wrote:
>
>thanx for ur answer but then i have another question.
>
>1) is it illegal to develop an encryption tool (s/w) outside the US
>which uses > 40 bit size session keys and then import that s/w inside of
>the US.
>
>anand....
>

Not under US law... 

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NODE 289bb332Re: crypto restrictions
anand abhyankar <anand@querisoft.com> writes:

> 1) is it illegal to develop an encryption tool (s/w) outside the US
> which uses > 40 bit size session keys and then import that s/w inside of
> the US.

Not currently.

-derek

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