--- Lee Parkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > A colleague of mine is locked in a battle with a client about the use > of > NULL ciphers for OpenSSL. The client claims that he has/wants to > allow NULL > ciphers so that people in countries that ban the use of crypto can > still use > the website. My colleague wants to know if there is a list of such > countries > that he could use.
Well, I suppose you could always check Bert-Jaap Koops' crypto law survery (http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/). However, there are only two countries, to the best of my knowledge, that outright ban cryptography: Russia and China. And even that's only a de-facto ban since both only require individuals to obtain a license to use cryptography in any way, shape or form. From what I have heard, it's nearly impossible for your average Joe to actually be issued such a license. (Your average Joe in those countries is most likely more concerned with putting food on the table anyhow but that's besides the point.) Israel has a license requirement as well. But since personal use is exempt and the law allows for general licensing of software products, it's pretty much a non-issue these days. -Jörn __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
