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Subject: Re: The Looong Reach of US Crypto-Export Controls
From: peter @ baileynm . com (Peter da Silva)
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 09:36:16 -0600 (CST)
To: relay1 . shore . net @ shore . net (Vin McLellan)
Cc: firewalls @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: <v03007802aef2594282dd @ [206 . 243 . 166 . 124]> from "Vin McLellan" at Jan 3, 97 03:22:17 am

Yow!

>     c.3. ``Software'' designed or modified to protect against malicious
> computer damage, e.g., viruses;

Technically this means that a copy of "login" that uses a plaintext password
file with no encryption qualifies as a munition, because the purpose of access
control is to protect against malicious computer damage. This makes Windows
NT and any version of UNIX illegal to export as well, because both have
access control and multiuser protection built in.

>     a. ``Software'' required'' for the ``use'' of equipment excluded
> from control under the Note to 5A002.

You can always run Windows 3.1 on your laptop, right? Or if this isn't
enough, embed the encryption as an inherent part of the O/S and bypass
ITAR completely.

>     b. ``Software'' providing any of the functions of equipment
> excluded from control under the Note to 5A002.

What equipment is this?


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