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Re: Is SSL legal to import/use in Israel
Amos Shapira writes:
> Ira Abramov wrote:
> > the reasons to can't export RSAREF from the US is double... security (it's
> > officially called "exporting weapons" by the US government) and copyright
> > (RSA ltd. but since Adi Shamir and friends are Israelis, I suppose they
> > have the right to do with that code whatever they want...)
>
> I don't think RSA is classified as munition. Only DES specifically
> is classified as such.
*All* encryption is classified as munitions in the US. Sometimes
companies get approval to export it (ex. - netscape's exportable
browser uses DES with a short enough key that the US allows it to be
exported).
Harvey
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