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To: DrMedina1 who wrote (4272)	4/3/1998 1:48:00 PM
From: Turboe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34592

<<Your assumption that Federal law inhibits the export of digital signature technology is just plain wrong.<< Several bills designed to reform US encryption policy are making their way through Congress. HR 695 - the Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act (SAFE) Sponsored by Repesentatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Zoe Lofgren (D- CA), SAFE is designed to promote privacy and security by relaxing current export controls on encryption and preventing the government from requiring mandatory "back door" access. The bill enjoys bi-partisan support from over 200 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. Five separate House committees voted on the SAFE bill in 1997. Three adopted versions that are supported by privacy advocates and the computer and communications industries. Two other committees modified the bill to include sweeping new encryption controls, including provisions to require guaranteed government access to all encrypted communications. An all out fight over domestic encryption controls is expected as the SAFE bill makes its way toward a vote in the House in 1998. S 909 - The Secure Public Networks Act In the Senate, a bill sponsored by Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Bob Kerrey (D-NE), John Kerry (D-MA) and Ernest Hollings (D-SC), would force the U.S. domestic market to adopt risky "key-recovery" encryption systems. While providing only token relief from current export controls, the bill would create strong incentives to force the entire domestic market towards untested, costly and potentially insecure third-party access to sensitive encryption keys Though presented as a compromise between Administration policy and encryption reform bills now pending in Congress, the McCain-Kerrey bill in fact mirrors draft legislation proposed earlier this year by the Clinton Administration. Approved by the Senate Commerce Committee in May of 1997, the McCain-Kerrey bill remains mired in controversy. Nonetheless, the bill represents a significant threat to privacy and security and must be watched closely. For More Information: Be sure to check the Center for Democracy and Technology's Encryption Policy Archives for the latest news and updates on these and other legislative and regulatory encryption proposals.

To: DrMedina1 who wrote (4272)	4/3/1998 1:58:00 PM
From: Turboe	Respond to of 34592

crypto.com cdt.org "Export controls -- Allows export of key recovery products that allow government access to plaintext "without the knowledge or cooperation of the person using the product." Retains the 56-bit limit on non-recovery products, with the limit to be raised based upon findings of an Encryption Export Advisory Board. (This change was already adopted at the Commerce Committee mark-up last year.) The 13-member board is appointed by the President and the Congress; its findings can be waived by executive order. The new bill also allows the Secretary to license products with user-controlled key recovery features. Bottom line: It would grant the Executive discretion to continue export control policies identical to those in place today. " Better brush up if you "are" in the industry...