BXA issued its 1997 Annual Report on March 4. We've excerpted the sections on encryption, which summarize the administration's policy, goals and accomplisments: http://jya.com/bxa97-encry.htm (43K) Sample: In the nine month period from the transfer of commercial encryption items to Commerce through the end of FY 1997, BXA has received over 1,000 encryption license applications valued at more than $500,000,000. Forty companies have submitted commitment plans which lay out how they will build and market key recovery products. These companies include some of the largest software and hardware manufacturers in the country. BXA has approved 32 of these plans; none have been rejected. Furthermore, eight companies have submitted requests for a one-time review of key recovery encryption items which will facilitate the establishment of a key management infrastructure (KMI). Four of these products have been approved for eligibility under License Exception KMI. BXA has also approved four U.S. entities to serve as their own Key Recovery agents for these products (i.e. corporate "self-escrow").