Export of software from the U.S., including software that deploys encryption functions, is controlled by the Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS) in accordance with the Export Administration Regulations ( EAR).
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In April, an appeals court in another jurisdiction found in favour of Peter Junger, a law professor who had posted the code for encryption software on the Internet, in violation of American export controls.
It turns out even poorly resourced religious zealots can exploit smart phones, encryption software and the anonymity of the Internet.
In this regard, cybersecurity products and services present a challenge because the exports may contain a mixture of different software, encryption functions, and controlled technical information.
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Many members of Congress feel that these rules, which are followed by many governments, are now out of date and indeed pointless, as encryption software is being developed all around the world.
The bureau will test this spring the compatibility of World Wide Web browsers with software that supports 128-bit encryption, Leslie said.
Its password encryption scheme, dubbed WEP for "wired equivalent privacy, " was nothing of the sort, and software to crack these passwords has been available for more than a year.
For increased data protection of backed-up files, the software also features an AES 256-bit government-grade encryption.
For instance, requiring encryption software and hardware makers to hold a decoding key in "key escrow" is the equivalent of asking a bank to hold an extra set of safe-deposit-box keys.
The company has encryption software that creates a secure drive that is protected by a password and essentially hidden from the view of any hacker.
Wilson compares his new legal troubles to the widely-followed case in the mid-1990s of Philip Zimmermann, the inventor of the cryptographic software PGP, who was threatened with indictment under ITAR for putting his military-grade encryption software online.
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