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From: cjh@hpausla.OZ (Clifford Heath)
Newsgroups: net.sources.d
Subject: Re: There are basically no export controls ... question on crypt
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Date: Thu, 23-Oct-86 23:37:38 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 23 23:37:38 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 26-Oct-86 02:18:10 EST
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In article  ted@cbosgd.UUCP (Ted Aseltine) writes:
>Since crypt(1) (and associated programs, like passwd) can't be exported,
>does anyone know of internationally-available add-on packages which
>perform similar functions?  I presume that customers overseas would
>not like UNIX with no login security any better than we do!

As this foreigner understands the restriction, it is not ENcryption programs
that are restricted, but DEcryption algorithms. The Un*x password encryption
is a one-way encryption, and hence not subject to restriction.

However, versions of ed and vi that edit encrypted files need to decrypt them,
so they are not (or were not, at one time) shipped internationally on HP gear,
and obviously crypt(1) isn't either.

Clifford Heath (ACSnet: cjh@hpausla.oz, UUCP ...!hplabs!hpfcla!hpausla!cjh)

P.S. Not speaking for HP here, go ask them if it's true!
P.P.S. No other disclaimers, our law hasn't (quite) reached the pits
of perversity!