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According to the legend, they weren't allowed to publish PGP on the internet because US laws forbade exporting of cryptographic tools, so they made a book with
by lottin 5y ago
According to the legend, they weren't allowed to publish PGP on the internet because US laws forbade exporting of cryptographic tools, so they made a book with the entire source code and shipped that overseas.
- pawal 5y agoYes, export regulations were heavy back then. To have proper SSL in your Netscape, you had to import this patch file from Australia. And then we had this whole Crypto Wars thing going on. Look at Steven Levy's excellent book on the subject, or search on the Wired archives.
- atoav 5y agoI wouldn't call it legend, it was released via MIT press. See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy
- caf 5y agoAs I heard it at the time, they had to actually physically carry the book overseas.
- jrochkind1 5y agoIt's not a legend, it's easy enough to confirm. https://philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/BookPreface.html https://philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/BookPreface.html