United States Department of State Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs Office of Defense Trade Controls Washington, DC 20522-0602 MAR 2 1994 [stamped] In reply refer to ODTC Case CJ 038-94 YOUR LETTER DATED: February 12, 1994 REQUEST FOR COMMODITY JURISDICTION DETERMINATION FOR: "Applied Cryptography" Cryptographic Book by Bruce Schneier Your commodity jurisdiction (CJ) request was referred to the Departments of Commerce and Defense for their review and recommendations. As a result, the Department of State has determined that the referenced commodity is not subject to the licensing jurisdiction of the Department of State since the item is in the public domain. However, this ruling covers only the subject book and not the two source code disks that the book references and that are available from the author. Should you require further assistance on this matter, please contact Maj. Gary Oncale at (703) 875-5655. Sincerely, [signed] William B. Robinson Director Office of Defense Trade Controls Phil Karn 7431 Teasdale Avenue San Diego, CA 92122