If you understand french, you can check http://www.scssi.gouv.fr/
for legally reliable infos.
in short, since March 17th 1999 "decret", use and import of crypto products
with keys
up to 128 bits are allowed provided that they are declared. the decret
text is at
http://www.scssi.gouv.fr/present/chiffre/lois_fr2.html
"Declaring" means that you inform the SCSSI. check their site for more infos.
regards,
mouss
At 14:33 19/01/01 -0800, Steve Krause wrote:
>Looking for updated info on the current Cryptology laws in effect in
>France. I need to know what level of encryption I can run in/out of
>France. I'm getting conflicting info.....
>
>Here are a few links I was able to find:
><http://www2.epic.org/reports/crypto2000/countries.html#Heading39>http://www2.epic.org/reports/crypto2000/countries.html#Heading39
>http://www2.epic.org/reports/crypto2000/overview.html#Heading18
>
> From what I can gather 40bit Max is still in effect until a 128bit policy
> is signed sometime in 2001.....
>
>Any further info or links would be appreciated.
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