A definitive definition of "crypto"

[Paul Ferguson x2044]

On Tue, 14 Sep 1993 12:44:45 PDT,
 <doug at netcom5.netcom.com> Doug Merritt writes -


> Can anyone point me to (1) a reasonably authoritative legal definition
> of what "cryptography" means, that can be used to help decide precisely
> what does and does not fall under e.g. the export restrictions, and (2) a
> similar definition from the technical literature, to use in conjunction
> with #1?

Doug,
 
I'm not sure how much it will help you in distinguishing your objective,
but one of the best general purpose references that I have seen is the 
sci.crypt Usenet newsgroup FAQ. It's posted occasiuonally to sci.crypt,
but I can't think of a site (offhand) where you can FTP it. If you have
access to a gopher or WAIS, give that a try.
 
Cheers,

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