Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 13:37:23 +0100 From: Fabrice Segura <segura@worldnet.net> To: freebsd-hackers@freeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Non-US DES Message-ID: <199602111237.NAA12930@storm.certix.fr>
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Chien-Ta Lee <jdli@linux.csie.nctu.edu.tw> wrote
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>
> The Non-US secure dist can be legally distributed out of US/CA,
> can it be imported into US/CA ?!
>
> If no, nothing. If yes, why don't we use it as standard FreeBSD
> crypt ?!
>
I guess US users don't see a reason to have easily breakable systems. (Just
in a few days/weeks using brute force)
My question is, as it has been the case with PGP262i, couldn't someone make
a crypt package based on IDEA algorithm, that would be compatible in coding
with the regular DES package, and as solid, of course.
Other solution to this problem could be letting someone "else" export
illegally the package....They already gave up in jailling P Zimmermann (PGP
author) for this.
Of course, people from so called "free countries", that include France,
along with Iran and Irak, would not be granted the right to use it, because
local big brothers don't want to stop watching you....:-(
(I forgot to mention that I'm French, and I don't like the both the idea of
putting my country in the same bag as Iran and Irak, and that my governement
wants to read my mail)
I hope that the DGSE (our local CIA) failed to read this post, because, I
will be getting some troubles someday.....
Fabrice SEGURA
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