A good source of info on encryption laws in various
countries is an annual survey done by the Electronic
Privacy Information Center (EPIC). See
<http://www.gilc.org/crypto/crypto-survey-99.html>.
Also, here's a recent article on China's rules specifically:
<http://www.chinaonline.com/industry/infotech/newsarchive/se
cure/2000/january/c00012830.asp>
Of course, even if they allow VPN-1 from a legal
standpoint, they may effectively block it from functioning
through their traffic filtering. Giving it a try may be
the only way to find out for sure.
Michael B. Smith, CISSP
Information Security Consultant
Sprint Enterprise Network Services
1250 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10001
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> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 09:36:41 +0200
> From: "Santen, Harald van" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [FW1] VPN-1 in China ?
>
> I guess the point is more whether China will allow
> encrypted traffic through its networks. I have seen
> situations in which setting up VPN's was not
> possible over state-controlled ISP networks in China
> and Vietnam. Check with the local provider, test, test
> again, and do not count on an unchanged
> policy for the coming years.
>
> Best regards,
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> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Koref [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 10:39 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jim Burwell
> Subject: Re: [FW1] VPN-1 in China ?
>
> According to 15 CFR of the Export Control laws, China is
not on
> the restricted list. So...you should be able to get VPN-
1 into
> China. I've got a VPN between Silicon Valley and Paris
France
> which has been up for over a year. -BK
>
> On 27 Jun 2000, at 12:34, Jim Burwell wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi...
> >
> > Has anyone had any experience trying to get VPN-1 into
> > China ? We're setting up a Beijing office soon. I know
> > China has many restrictions on encryption technology.
> >
> > I'd like to hear from some people who've had experience
> > trying to set up a VPN in China. What are you
experiences ?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > - Jim
> >
> >
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