SIGNAL, March 1996, page 9: U.S Allows Firewall Export The U.S. government has approved a 56-bit data encryption standard (DES) encrypted firewall for export. The device could create a global virtual private network by encrypting the Internet protocol layer of the communications stream among firewalls. The system's manufacturer has obtained permission to exports its 56- bit, DES-encrypted firewall by incorporating a proprietary commercial key escrow recovery technology into the firewall. The U.S. govern- ment will allow the export of cryptographic products with key lengths of up to 64 bits, provided that a capability allows emergency access to encryption keys for law enforcement and national security reasons. Terms of the export license require the manufacturer, Trusted Information Systems, Incorporated, Glenwood, Maryland, to maintain a commercial key escrow data recovery center in the United STates. --- 1) Is there a market for products overseas that the U.S. government can peer through? 2) Will we ever hear what constitutes a demand for disclosure of keys for "national security reasons"? {please CC: koontz@netapp.com, currently not subscribed to cypherpunks}