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I received a phone call today from a lady with the U.S. Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) who'd read my AEScrypt page (the URL of which I'd submitted to them for an export license exemption as required by U.S. . . . . I received a phone call today from a lady with the U.S. Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) who'd read my AEScrypt page (the URL of which I'd submitted to them for an export license exemption as required by U.S. export regulations). aescrypt is of course Open Source. She wished to remind me that any application built using Open Source encryption components had to also be submitted to the BXA for the proper export license or license exemption if the application was to be exported. The export license for the component covers only the component, not applications that use the component. The fact that the component itself is Open Source and thus may be freely exported does not matter. Hopefully this reminder will prevent problems on the part of those who use AEScrypt or other Open Source encryption components as part of a larger application. -Eric The link for this article located at LinuxToday/Eric Green is no longer available. . An examination of open-source cryptographic modules and the associated export control regulations, including an analysis of adherence to legal standards.. Open Source Encryption,AEScrypt Compliance,Export Licensing,Encryption Technology. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
The federal body that regulates exports has fined San Diego firm Neopoint Inc. $95,000 for exporting strong encryption software to Korean companies without the necessary government approval. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration imposed the fine after learning that Neopoint . . . . The federal body that regulates exports has fined San Diego firm Neopoint Inc. $95,000 for exporting strong encryption software to Korean companies without the necessary government approval. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration imposed the fine after learning that Neopoint had exported 128-bit encryption software to two companies in South Korea without obtaining proper licenses. U.S. export regulations set limits on the strength of encryption software that can be sold to foreign buyers without government approval. "This case demonstrates that the U.S. Government can and will enforce its export controls on encryption products," Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Michael J. Garcia said in a prepared statement. The link for this article located at Newsbytes is no longer available. . The federal body that regulates exports has fined San Diego firm Neopoint Inc. $95,000 for exporting. federal, regulates, exports, fined, diego, neopoint, exporting. . Anthony Pell
U.S. Customs Service agents have arrested two men for allegedly attempting to export military-grade encryption technology to China. Authorities on Tuesday arrested Eugene You Tsai Hsu, of Blue Springs, Mo., and David Tzu Wvi Yang, of Temple City, Calif., accusing the . . . . U.S. Customs Service agents have arrested two men for allegedly attempting to export military-grade encryption technology to China. Authorities on Tuesday arrested Eugene You Tsai Hsu, of Blue Springs, Mo., and David Tzu Wvi Yang, of Temple City, Calif., accusing the two of plotting to export an encryption technology designed for use exclusively by the U.S. government. A customs spokesman would not confirm whether the KIV-7HS encryption unit in question has ever been used outside of the U.S. government or exported to any other nations, saying only that the communications encryption device cannot be legally exported from the United States without permission from the State Department. The link for this article located at ComputerUser is no longer available. . U.S. Customs Service agents have arrested two men for allegedly attempting to export military-grade . customs, service, agents, arrested, allegedly, attempting, export, military-grade. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
The United States on Monday announced an update to its encryption export policy affecting companies that sell encryption software to users in the 15 European Union nations and in eight other countries that are U.S. allies. . The United States on Monday announced an update to its encryption export policy affecting companies that sell encryption software to users in the 15 European Union nations and in eight other countries that are U.S. allies. The link for this article located at InfoWorld is no longer available. . The United States on Monday announced an update to its encryption export policy affecting companies . united, states, monday, announced, update, encryption, export, policy, affecting, companies. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
William Reinsch, the Commerce Department's undersecretary for export administration, told technology executives on Tuesday that while the administration's new encryption export regulations appeared to be a huge improvement over prior iterations of the policy, a few cracks are starting to . . .. William Reinsch, the Commerce Department's undersecretary for export administration, told technology executives on Tuesday that while the administration's new encryption export regulations appeared to be a huge improvement over prior iterations of the policy, a few cracks are starting to emerge in its foundations. The link for this article located at ComputerUser is no longer available. . William Reinsch highlights the need to modernize encryption export regulations, advocating for a flexible approach to support innovation and national security. Encryption Compliance, Data Security Measures, Technology Regulations. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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