A ban on cryptography in Russia (fwd) [Next .. djf]

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> Forwarded message:
> > From brown Thu Apr  6 14:13:48 1995


> Subject: A ban on cryptography in Russia


> Edict no.334 (April 3, 1995) of the President of Russian Federation
> imposes an all-embracing ban on all cryptographic systems except those
> licensed by the Federal Agency for Governmental Communications and
> Information.
>
> Section 4 bans all activities in development, production, sales and
> use of unlicensed cryptographic systems as well as rendering
> cryptographic services.
>
> Section 5 bans import of unlicensed cryptographic systems.
>
> Section 6 instructs Federal Counterintelligence and other agencies to
> detect violations of this edict.