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Is having keys compelled a surprise? Chinese servers, operating in China legally, will usually have this issue. It's serious yes, but I'm confused if it only
by dontbenebby 7y ago
Is having keys compelled a surprise?
Chinese servers, operating in China legally, will usually have this issue.
It's serious yes, but I'm confused if it only applied to users in China?
I'm more concerned about the technical issues TBH - I assume most software sanctioned in China had to turn over keys.
- fnord123 7y agoSeeing as encryption is illegal in China, I don't think they will need to give up any keys.
- gruez 7y ago>Seeing as encryption is illegal in China Source for this? That would make any https site in china illegal.
- kube-system 7y agoNot an expert, but I searched and found this link which seems to explain it well: https://www.freshfields.com/en-us/our-thinking/campaigns/digital/data/china-rules-on-encryption/ https://www.freshfields.com/en-us/our-thinking/campaigns/dig... tl;dr: encryption is not completely illegal, but it sounds like it's pretty tightly controlled.
- dontbenebby 7y agoI didn't think they'd be foolish enough to completely ban it. They're not comically evil, they just have certain incentives. Key escrow meets those goals.
- fnord123 7y agoI'm sorry, I was wrong. It requires a license from the State Encryption Management Commission: http://www.cryptolaw.org/cls2.htm#prc http://www.cryptolaw.org/cls2.htm#prc I am not a lawyer nor a cryptography expert who can advise whether licenses are granted easily or whether they are revoked if you fall out of favour.