Re: Double Encryption Illegal?

    Our friends from the NSA, when doing their customary review of crypto products used to demand, till recently, that a check be put in place to prevent
double encryption from being carried out. They might not require this any more in light of the new regulations though.

Crypto-Boy wrote:

> On page 10-10 and 10-14 of the Oracle Advanced Security Administrator's
> Guide (from release 8.1.6 December 1999), it says the following (in bold
> no less):
>
> "Warning: You can use SSL encryption in combination with another Oracle
> Advanced Security authentication method. When you do this, you must
> disable any non-SSL encryption to comply with government regulations
> prohibiting double encryption."
>
> Since when is it illegal to double encrypt in the US? I don't believe
> this is true.
>
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Received on Tue Jun 20 2000 - 00:00:00 CEST