US grants export license for PGP

John W. Noerenberg jwn2 at qualcomm.com
Mon Jun 2 14:08:35 PDT 1997


At 12:07 AM -0400 5/29/97, Steve wrote:
>Does this mean PGP now, or soon will, supports GAK/Key Recovery?
>Or is their something the article isn't saying?

The grant PGP, Inc obtained from Commerce permits them to be the "exporter
of record" to foreign offices of the companies listed on their application.
The companies are the Fortune 100.

As far as I know, this license has no requirement that PGP provide GAK.

john noerenberg
jwn2 at qualcomm.com
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