RE: [PEAR-DEV] Encryption issues
| From: | Christian Stocker | Date: | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:54:13 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PEAR-DEV] Encryption issues | ||
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On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, Tim Thorpe wrote:
> Not sure if it's still the case or not, just bringing up the point.
> I've fought with it in the past.
http://rechten.kub.nl/koops/cryptolaw/
has a good overview abotu the different laws in different countries. The
US seem to be a very complicated case and I didn't get an overview, what's
allowed today and what isn't. Maybe someone else can shed a light on
that.
chregu
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christian Stocker [mailto:chregu@bitflux.ch]
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 3:36 AM
> To: Tim Thorpe
> Cc: pear-dev@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [PEAR-DEV] Encryption issues
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>
> On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, Tim Thorpe wrote:
>
> > Something that we all need to be aware of as we implement encryption
> > algorithms is the rather unfriendly policies of the US regarding
> > strong crypto exports. I don't know where the PEAR CVS server is
> > located, but if it's in the USA then crypto packages that implement
> > "strong" algorithms will need to be hosted offshore.
>
> Is this still the case? Didn't they change anything that law recently (2
> years ago) and it's only forbidden to export them to "rogue" countries
> (cuba, syria, iraq, germany/france *g* etc..). But IANAL and absolutely
> not sure.
>
> Anyway, the debian way to do this would be preferable anyway. Host the
> problematic packages on servers in countries, which have a known record
> of being more open to crypto laws (netherlands in the debian world, but
> that can't be the only one, can it ?)
>
> chregu
>
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