Just in case anyone still thinks that the ITAR doesn't interfere with the use of cryptography to protect financial systems from fraud, here is a data point.
From Robert Hettinga's e$pam list quoting the set-discuss list:
----------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Lewis, Tony" <tlewis@visa.com> To: "'set-announce'" <set-announce@commerce.net>, "'set-discuss'" <set-discuss@commerce.net> Subject: Reference code availability update Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 21:06:34 -0800 Encoding: 14 TEXT Sender: owner-set-talk@commerce.NET Precedence: bulk +----------------------------------------------------+ Addressed to: set-discuss@commerce.net +----------------------------------------------------+ At the SET Open Vendor Meeting, MasterCard and Visa announced that a SET reference implementation would be made available. Unfortunately, producing the reference code has taken longer than we planned. Our current plan is to have it ready by the end of November, 1996. Because of U.S. export regulations, it will not be possible for us to post the reference code for download. Individuals and companies that want a copy of the reference code will need to request it. The procedures for making such a request will be announced here in approximately one week. _________________________________________________________________ Tony Lewis (tlewis@visa.com) Chief Systems Architect, Internet Commerce Visa International Service Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message was sent by set-discuss@commerce.net. For a complete listing of available commands, please send mail to 'majordomo@commerce.net' with 'help' (no quotations) contained within the body of your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | Tired of Dole/Clinton? | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | Vote 3rd party. I'm | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | Voting for Harry Browne | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA