Re: A2-DES 1.0 DES encryption for the Apple II (1/1)

[bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar)]

fadden@uts.amdahl.com (Andy McFadden) writes:

>[ from comp.binaries.apple2 ]

>In article <CnCt31.8G@IRO.UMontreal.CA> guertinp@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Paul Guertin) writes:
>>Uploaded on comp.binaries.apple2 on March 27, 1994 by
>>the author, guertinp@iro.umontreal.ca.

>Gee I'm glad you're in Canada. :-)

>NSA export restrictions prevent this sort of thing from being exported
>to other countries from the United States.  Unfortunately, this applies
>to things that were imported in the first place.

  Except if the DES is used for such things as passwords.

>As a result, FTP sites in the USA probably shouldn't archive this.

  Bah. Let the Feds try to come and delete them. If they think this
information isn't already in the hands of every would-be dictator
then the government is deluding itself.

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