Re: Israel crypto restrictions

[Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>]

Jyri Kaljundi wrote:

| The real question is, why can't Checkpoint who manufactures the Firewall-1
| sell DES version in Europe, but only in US and Canada. Elsewhere they use
| a proprietary algorithm called FWZ (48-bit). I have not any analysis done
| on FWZ so I don't think anyone is using it.

	They're listed on NASDAQ (CKP).  This makes them an American
company for purposes of export controls.  (This from an employee of
Checkpoint who I asked that exact question.)

Adam

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