At 08.47 -0400 99-07-26, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: >The IETF decided long ago that this was (mostly) a US problem, and that we >wouldn't let our standards be crippled to accomodate it. It is not a US-only problem. There is an international agreement, which most of the developed countries have signed, and in which they promise to restrict export of encryption. Different countries do, I believe, interpret this agreement more or less rigorously. I think the agreement has the name Wassenaar Agreement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-use Goods and Technologies, see http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990518S0038 I know that in Sweden, a number of companies have had problems with not being allowed to export encryption. France has earlier been very strict on this, but I have heard that they are changing their minds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jacob Palme <jpalme@dsv.su.se> (Stockholm University and KTH) for more info see URL: http://www.dsv.su.se/~jpalmeReceived on Tuesday, 27 July 1999 14:25:52 UTC
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