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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: DES worses MD5 password file
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 15:58:39 -0700
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Michael Giegerich wrote:
] Out of curiosity I once asked BSDI why they could export crypt.c
] when others wouldn't.
] They answered that under certain circumstances it's legal. Some-
] thing like "it's allowed if you pack the code into programs that
] don't allow en/decryption of arbitrary files" - as for example
] DES en/decryption of passwords.
] What's not allowed is to export utilities like bdes - and in fact
] those are missing from the distribution.
And an export license is still required.
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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