Academic crypto export over e-mail?

[rishab at dxm.ernet.in]

mpj at csn.org:
> be other restrictions that I am not aware of to your using it.  The C++ code
> fragment above is just intended to illustrate the algorithm being discussed,
> and is not a complete application.  I understand this document to be
> Constitutionally protected publication, and not a munition, but don't blame
> me if it explodes or has toxic side effects.

Eeek! My skin just peeled off!

Seriously, I thought the whole ITAR hassle was that 'code fragments' intended
to 'illustrate algorithms' are only exportable on paper? After all Mike Ingle
can't sent me his Perl RSA libraries to 'illustrate cryptographic prototyping
techinques' even though the libraries don't run on their own.


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