[3635] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: Re : Secure Netscape outside US
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (pclow)
Tue Nov 26 08:51:33 1996
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 02:51:32 +0800
From: pclow <pclow@pc.jaring.my>
Reply-To: pclow@pc.jaring.my
To: Ong Joon Kian <ongjk@tm.net.my>
CC: Internet Engineering Task Force <www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu>
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Ong Joon Kian wrote:
> The reason why it is not possible to obtain the secure version is
> because the United States Government classifies strong cryptography
> medhods as munitions, so you can't export it out of the U.S. without a
> license. This license is granted on a case to case basis so Netscape
> can't just get a license and let it be distributed freely to everyone.
The recent "change of heart" by Clinton and the initiative by HP/TIS
allows
them to export "not-so-weak" cryptology. So it appears on that we "may"
have 56bit DES and 1024bit RSA, conditional, of course :)
> If you absolutely need it, try hacking their site :-).
Nahhhh... There are non-US solutions around and anyway, I've done it
and no big deal over it. After all if everyone did it, Netscape could
be in trouble. (Did you hear that, Mr Gates?) :)
Have fun and be thankful that Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM is not on this list.
