http://www.pcweek.com/news/0916/16enc.html IBM will roll out several security initiatives next month that include a new way to build encryption into software and technology that could enable U.S. companies to export products with strong encryption algorithms. and uhhh... IBM also will introduce several "key-recovery" technologies that could enable businesses to export encrypted data or software beyond the current 40-bit limit--without breaking U.S. government restrictions and whoa... The sources also added that the technology may satisfy the requirement imposed by the U.S. government that it be able to access encrypted data on demand. Weld Pond - weld@l0pht.com - http://www.l0pht.com/~weld L 0 p h t H e a v y I n d u s t r i e s Technical archives for the people - Bio/Electro/Crypto/Radio