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Re: ITAR's 40 bit limit
> From: "David F. Ogren" <[email protected]>
> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 19:45:29 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Another paradox of the US export regulations.
>
> The NSA is allowing 40 bit crypto exports. So as a hypothetical example
> assume that I write a crypto program that uses 40 bit RC4 to encode data
> (licensing from RSA). I then get an export license using the accelerated
> process for 40 bit RC4.
Sorry, RC4 only works in OFB mode. It is not a block cypher.