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U.S. Allows Export Of Crypto Product
(12/22/98, 5:38 p.m. ET)
By George Leopold, EE Times
Network security specialists ODS Networks has won government approval to
export its strong-encryption product to companies in 42 countries, without
a government-backed key-recovery feature.
ODS, in Richardson, Texas, said it is the first U.S. company to receive a
blanket export license from the Department of Commerce to ship its
encryption product. The government strictly controls the export of
encryption products with a key-recovery feature and key lengths of 112,
128, or 1,024 bits.
The ODS products use an alternate "stream recovery" feature that lets
users protect encrypted data. The company said its stream-recovery scheme
helps resolve conflicting requirements for privacy and monitoring.
ODS said its objective was to introduce a monitoring capability that
protects the rights of innocent third parties in criminal investigations.
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Received on Sat Dec 26 12:39:01 1998