If you are looking to export crypto from Canada then the rules are common to all NATO countries and are set out in the Wassenaar Arrangement http://www.wassenaar.org/controllists/index.html Crypto is covered in Category 5 - Part 2.
You need to have an export permit or and export exemption in order to export crypto. The Canadian Government Export and Import Controls branch http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/eicb/menu-en.asp provides the details on how to apply. Bill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Picher Sent: August 18, 2008 2:22 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Re: DES-only OpenSSL version --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Kyle Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for your comments. > Well, the question becomes: Which government are you trying to > work around the restrictions of? OpenSSL is open-source. In this very specific case: the Canadian gouvernment. The whole thing does not look good if you ask me. But then, I'm not in a position (nor have all the time it'd take) to actually go to the bottom of this. So I have to put some faith (or a proper substitute of) in what I'm told, notably that there were serious talks with gov't reps, and that scavengers - er, I meant lawyers - have given some advice. Nevertheless the whole thing smells funny. But if products have to be sold, then they have to 'comply'. Even if the full source code with full crypto of the exact same package is found on any Debian server in both source and binary formats... in Canada. If anyone Canadian have a different, business-practical view on this regarding OpenSSL, please do comment. Cheers. __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
