At 4:02 PM -0800 12/24/96, bobbi wrote:
I got asked a question the other day and that person emphatically stated you "must" register the algorithm with the NSA(for domestic use). I was not aware of this even for exporting software that has cryptographic capability. If you export software do you have to "register" the algorithm? Or maybe I should ask - are there any situations where you do have to register the algorithm? For export I'm only aware that the strength of the algoritm has to be equal to or less than 40-bit DES.
You have to describe the algorithm as part of getting an export license, or commodity jurisdiction. Since this description must be in sufficient detail so a reader can implement the algorithm, this description might properly be described as "registration". ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | Client in California, POP3 | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | in Pittsburgh, Packets in | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | Pakistan. - me | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA