[83216] in Cypherpunks
Verisign gets export approval
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Stewart)
Thu Jul 17 02:25:15 1997
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 21:57:58 -0700
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
Forwarded from PGP-USERS list:
> First PGPInc and now VeriSign? Hmmm. Is this telling us something?
"VeriSign on Monday said it received permission from
the U.S. Department of Commerce to export 128-bit
strong encryption software and issue digital
identifications to approved organizations based on
that software. "
"Under the 128-bit scheme approved by the U.S.
government Monday, companies will not need to
place their encryption keys in escrow, or submit
to U.S. government key-recovery requirements in
order to use VeriSign's software, company officials said."
# Thanks; Bill
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