Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 21:18:05 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.osd.bsdi.com> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf files options src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC Makefile NOTES src/sys/alpha/conf GENERIC Message-ID: <200006271918.VAA28577@grimreaper.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: <8605.962130692@localhost> ; from "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.osd.bsdi.com> "Tue, 27 Jun 2000 11:31:32 MST." References: <8605.962130692@localhost>
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> > We still have to catch src-sys-crypto from internat, so how do you > > think shall one use a WC CD-ROM w/ only USA-only crypto stuff or even > > no crypto stuff [1] on it? > > Don't forget - we now have export permission from the USA, so there's > really no such thing as "USA-only crypto" unless you're talking about > the rsaref port, and that's not an export issue but a patent issue. Right. In the USA, you may only use RSAREF for the RSA algorithm. The rest of the world may use the much better openssl for RSA. Some European countries have a patent problem with IDEA, but it is _use_ not _possession_ that is the problem. Some countries have a problem with all forms of _encryption_. This means they get all excited when they see encrypted files, but tend to not recognise source code as problematical. IE, they would get excited about an email encrypted with PGP, but not get nearly as concerned with PGP itself. Go figure. No-one I know of has a problem with hash-algorithms, although it is trivial to turn them into (en|de)cryptors. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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