[net.legal] International System V, crypt etc.

wong@rtech.ARPA (J. Wong) (05/12/85)

> 
> Does the prohibition on the distribution of crypt() apply only to
> sources ...


So, what would happen if netters, in an effort to screw up the NSA,
decide to post 'crypt()' source to the net, which just happens to
get sent to Europe?  Are there any legal penalties?  Is your company
liable?

(It sounds like a better way to upset the NSA than putting keywords
in articles :-).)
-- 
				J. Wong		ucbvax!mtxinu!rtech!wong

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jim@mcvax.UUCP (Jim McKie) (05/24/85)

In article <379@rtech.ARPA> wong@rtech.ARPA (J. Wong) writes:
    So, what would happen if netters, in an effort to screw up the NSA,
    decide to post 'crypt()' source to the net, which just happens to
    get sent to Europe?  Are there any legal penalties?  Is your company
    liable?

Don't bother, we got all we ever wanted with Version 5, Version 6 ...

ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (06/01/85)

> In article <379@rtech.ARPA> wong@rtech.ARPA (J. Wong) writes:
>     So, what would happen if netters, in an effort to screw up the NSA,
>     decide to post 'crypt()' source to the net, which just happens to
>     get sent to Europe?  Are there any legal penalties?  Is your company
>     liable?
> 
> Don't bother, we got all we ever wanted with Version 5, Version 6 ...

Crypt in versions earlier than seven was not DES based, but built on
a simple civil-war era rotor.

-Ron