17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Andrew Loewenstern wrote:
Moltar Ramone writes:
Probably. But they won't be able to export the signed 3DES package :) It leaves foreign vendors in trouble, is where.
Sun can export the signature though. The vendor already has the package, they just need the sig/cert...
Not likely. Sun will probably be required to agree not to do this as a condition of exporting software with "pluggable crypto". Software with hooks for crypto functions is treated the same as the actual crypto as far as the ITAR is concerned. --Jeff -- Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist Netscape Communication Corporation jsw@netscape.com - http://home.netscape.com/people/jsw Any opinions expressed above are mine.