Bert-Jaap Koops maintains the Crypto Law Survey, which (in his words) "gives
an overview of the current state of affairs, with entries per country on
import/export controls, domestic laws, developments to restrict
cryptography, and developments favoring crypto use."
http://cwis.kub.nl/~frw/people/koops/lawsurvy.htm
As others have said, always consult the relevant authorities in your country
before doing anything, but I've found this a great resource that's non
US-centric (although the US section is the largest) and updated pretty
regularly (the next update is scheduled for October 20). There's also a
link to a survey on Digital Signature laws, although I've not personally
looked at that.
Tim.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ng, Kenneth (US) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 12:02 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: off topic - current US encryption export standards
>
>
> Sorry for the off topic thread, but I am trying to find what is the
> allowable export of VPN encryption software from the US to
> countries other
> than the normal banned countries (Iraq, North Korea, Libya,
> and whomever
> else)? I've tried running some searches, but I can't find
> anything either
> useful, or at a level that I can understand. Specifically I have the
> following questions:
> - Is the export of 1024 bit key exchange allowed? If its
> restricted, how is
> it restricted?
> - For session keys, what is the current number of bits allowed to be
> exported? 40? 56? 64? 126? And what restrictions are on it?
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