Message 4/14 From Senator Bedfellow Apr 10, 94 02:39:14 pm -0400
Return-Path: <owner-cypherpunks@toad.com> Date: Sun, 10 Apr 1994 14:39:14 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Export Restrictions of Crypto To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Does anyone have the cite for the restrictions on the export of crypto, where crypto is classified as munitions for export purposes?
I know ITAR says absolutely nothing about crypto, so its a US goverment thingee.
Thanks
Ben.
Take a look in International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR 120-130), Department of State, Office of Munitions Control, November, 1989. See Part 121 - The United States Munitions List, Category XIII - Auxiliary Military Equipment, paragraph (b), quoted as follows: (b) Speech scramblers, privacy devices, cryptographic devices and software (encoding and decoding), and components specifically designed or modified therefore, ancillary equipment, and protective apparatus specifically designed or modi- fied for such devices, components, and equip- ment. Regards, Dave