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Re: [HACKERS] RE: [INTERFACES] Re: SSL patch

Hannu Krosing <hannu@trust.ee> — 1999-07-26T22:37:51Z

Philip Warner wrote:
> 
> At 06:24 26/07/99 -0400, D'Arcy" "J.M." Cain wrote:
> >Thus spake Hannu Krosing
> >> Not to scare anyone away (I like crypto !;), but isn't it illegal to
> >> have SSL
> >> in an exportable product in US.
> >>
> >> I guess this should be kept in a separate patch distributed from an
> >> non-US site
> >> until US government wisens up.
> >
> >The PostgreSQL server is in Canada.  There may still be some issues but
> >last time I checked we weren't a US state yet.

Good to hear, I was afraid of them being more or less the same
crypto-wise.

> Even if there are problems, I believe it's OK to export PostgreSQL with
> options for SSL support, so long as you don't export SSL.

Let's hope so. In US that would be a 'crypto hook' and legally as bad as 
real crypto.

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Hannu