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Article: Navigating the world of government encryption export rules. (Government Activity)
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- Network World
- Article date:
- May 18, 1998
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Washington, D.C.
Your global-minded organization has decided to use an IP encryption gateway or secure e-mail to protect traffic ex-changed with subsidiaries and trading partners around the world.
This seems like a simple enough decision. By using the Internet, everyone will save money, and communications will be secure. However, the move will be anything but simple if you are the network manager charged with shipping the encryption products abroad and getting them installed.
That's because government agencies here and around the world often view strong encryption technology as a military weapon.
So before you ship that "virtual private network" ...