Re: Countries that ban the use of crypto?
- Original Message - From: Jörn Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Countries that ban the use of crypto? [China bans cryptography] I'm not going to out anyone on this, but even a quick search of Skype finds quite a few individuals who make use of cryptography in China. So I strongly suspect that there is a great deal of lenience on that front. In fact, I have it on dependable authority that there are a number of places in China where the only IM system that functions is Skype. I have no doubt that China does place controls on it, and it has been published a few places that their telecom industry has a particular distaste for Skype, but it appears that there is more to it. Joe - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Countries that ban the use of crypto?
JXrn Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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. You also have to remember that the severity of Russian law is compensated for by its non-mandatoryness. Those who care enough about complying (banks and so on) shouldn't have much trouble getting the necessary license, everyone else just goes ahead and uses crypto and no-one cares. Peter. - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Countries that ban the use of crypto?
Lee Parkes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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. I've had a similar debate with banking users who only wanted integrity protection and didn't care about confidentiality (or at least they didn't want to invest the CPU time to provide confidentiality, since for their application it wasn't warranted). Peter. - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Countries that ban the use of crypto?
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. Many thanks, Lee -- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] DOC #25 GLASS #136 www.mud-dog.org I Need A Reason To Stand Up And Fight Need To Believe What I See - The Silver Drop - Mnemic - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Countries that ban the use of crypto?
One of the best places on the net for this sort of information is the 'Crypto Law Survey' at http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/ They have maps showing import/export/domestic controls here: http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls-sum.htm Cheers, Martin - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Countries that ban the use of crypto?
--- 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]
