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VoIP products could face export crackdown (ZDNet)
ZDNet
looks at the effects of encryption technology export regulations
on Voice over IP technology.
"During a meeting convened by the U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday, industry members of a federal technical committee expressed concern that export regulations never intended to cover VoIP may complicate selling enterprise-grade network gear abroad.
At issue is an awkwardly worded definition buried deep in section 740 of the export control regulations. It restricts the export of products that can support "concurrent encrypted data tunnels or channels exceeding 250" connections at once."
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VoIP products could face export crackdown (ZDNet) Posted Apr 28, 2006 2:48 UTC (Fri) by jamesh (guest, #1159) [Link] Can't ssh also fall foul of that restriction, given that you can tunnel multiple independent channels throught a single encrypted connection? I haven't ever used more than 250 channels, but it should be possible.
SSH and any specific number of channels Posted Apr 29, 2006 1:19 UTC (Sat) by stfn (guest, #30357) [Link] There's a reason OpenSSH "is developed in countries that permit cryptography export". Not only ssh but one intervewee in the article points out that the export controls might apply to IPsec too. Others point out that a specific number of channels isn't as meaningful in a packet-switched network as it is in the circuit-switched networks that legislators likely had in mind.
SSH and any specific number of channels Posted May 1, 2006 17:57 UTC (Mon) by XERC (guest, #14626) [Link] "Others point out that a specific number of channels isn't as meaningful in a packet-switched network as it is in the circuit-switched networks that legislators likely had in mind."
I always thought that the Bush-administration just could have not been the first one. Irony.
VoIP products could face export crackdown (ZDNet) Posted May 1, 2006 17:54 UTC (Mon) by XERC (guest, #14626) [Link] "channels exceeding 250"
That's ridiculous. If one replaces the 250 with 1 or even with 10^6, it still doesn't make sense. If at least one channel is permitted, but the speed of that channel is not, everything can be pumped throuhg that channel.
One channel does not suffice Posted May 4, 2006 4:07 UTC (Thu) by jreiser (subscriber, #11027) [Link] No, "everything" cannot be pumped through one actual channel. Any actual channel has a limited bandwidth. The bandwidth can be very high, but it cannot be infinite.
VoIP products could face export crackdown (ZDNet) Posted May 8, 2006 1:33 UTC (Mon) by Max.Hyre (subscriber, #1054) [Link] Eventually, after facing [...]the reality of programmers abroad churning out high-quality code, the Clinton administration relented [....]Debian has a (currently obsolete) distribution section called ``non-US'', which recognized the (unbelievable) regulations in the U.S. permitting the import of strong crypto, but not its export. It became unnecessary when the law was changed such that you were allowed to export strong crypto so long as you told the Department of Commerce you were doing so. Sounds as if they may have to bring non-US out of mothballs.
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