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Wouldn't it be illegal for an American company to export strong encryption to Iran? At least, that's the gist I get from the JCE unlimited strength policy file.
by cowbell 12y ago
Wouldn't it be illegal for an American company to export strong encryption to Iran? At least, that's the gist I get from the JCE unlimited strength policy file. If not illegal, it would definitely go against the agreement for distribution of that.
- schoen 12y agoHistorically, clearly so. But since 2010 there has been a "General License" for exporting "Personal Communication Services" technology (essentially based on the idea that individuals' communication weakens the government's hold on society, or, as OFAC put it, "are a vital tool for change"). http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/soc_net.pdf http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/D... I don't know how the General License applies to cryptographic technology in particular. Paging Collin Anderson...
- ixwt 12y agoI do know there are requirements that need to be met for exportation of cryptography [0]. Interesting fact related to this: Strong crypto used to be considered a weapon. This is why the DVD standard is 40 bits (iirc, it's possibly 64 bits). 0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the...