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Re[2]: quick survey
Ran,
The Department of State, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, in 22
CFR Part 121.1 Category 13 which addresses cryptographic systems
specifically excludes "data authentication which calculates a Message
Authentication Code (MAC) or similar result to insure no alteration of
text has taken place, or to authenticate users" (Section 1(vi))
Only if the authentication is part of a system where encryption is
also being carried out would the MAC come under regulation.
This would seem to conflict with the information you have. Do you have
a reference for that regulation?
Gary L. McGreal
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Subject: Re: quick survey
Author: Ran Atkinson <rja@cisco.com> at INTERNET
Date: 5/17/96 1:27 PM