Administration Updates Encryption Policy

Alex Alten (Alten@home.com)
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 08:49:08 -0700

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                                                Office of the Press Secretary

             For Immediate Release

               September 16, 1998

                                                       FACT SHEET

                                          Administration Updates Encryption
Policy

                  Exports of 56-bit DES and equivalent products (hardware
and software) will be streamlined
                  (under license exception). Requirements for key recovery
plans are eliminated.
                  Exports of unlimited strength encryption products (with
or without key recovery) will be
                  streamlined (under license exception) to certain
industries. The sectors are:
                  Subsidiaries of U. S. Firms, worldwide (except seven
terrorist nations).
                  Insurance companies to the same 45 countries recently
approved for exports to banks and
                  financial institution exports.
                  Health and medical organizations (including civilian
government health agencies) in the same 45
                  countries. Does not include biochemical/pharmaceutical
manufacturers.
                  On-line merchants for client-server applications, in the
same 45 countries, with the purpose of
                  securing electronic transactions between merchants and
their customers. Does not include
                  manufacturers and distributors of items controlled on the
U.S. munitions list.
                  Key Recovery products will continue to be exportable
under license exception worldwide (except
                  seven terrorist nations). Review of foreign key recovery
agents is eliminated.
                  Exports of "recoverable" products will be approved to
most commercial firms, and their
                  wholly-owned subsidiaries, in a broad range of countries
under encryption licensing
                  arrangements. This group of countries covers most major
commercial markets including Western
                  Europe, Japan, and Australia. The policy does not include
service providers and manufacturers
                  and distributors of items controlled on the U.S.
munitions list.
                  Exports to end users or destinations outside this policy
are possible on a case-by-case basis.
                  Prior to export, products are subject to a one-time
product technical review.

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Alex Alten
Alten@Home.Com
Alten@TriStrata.Com
P.O. Box 11406
Pleasanton, CA  94588  USA
(925) 417-0159

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