[47481] in Cypherpunks
Re: CryptoAPI and export question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (hallam@w3.org)
Thu Jan 18 12:09:55 1996
To: Tom Johnston <tomj@microsoft.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com
Cc: hallam@w3.org
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 17 Jan 96 18:07:42 EST."
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 12:00:32 -0500
From: hallam@w3.org
>Two points: the CSP development kit is export-controlled; and signing a
>CSP developed by a foreign vendor is treated as a export -- so the signature
>is export-controlled.
>We would ship a CSP development kit to a foreign vendor, and sign a CSP
>developed by the foreign vendor, but only with the appropriate export licenses.
This could lead to problems. I'm not sure what the European Community reaction
to US attempts to export its legal system will be.
The problem is that the Lotus Notes scheme changes the previous deal. Before the
European governments benefited from the US export control laws because they had
wiretap abilities. Now they are denied wiretap capabilities and have the US able
to snoop on all their traffic.
Could find yourselves in the middle of a nasty battle...
Phill
