On May 17, 10:10 am, "Cork Soaker"
wrote:
> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
>
> "LEGAL WARNING: Use of PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP and Plink is illegal in countries
> where encryption is outlawed. I believe it is legal to use PuTTY, PSCP,
> PSFTP and Plink in England and Wales and in many other countries, but I am
> not a lawyer and so if in doubt you should seek legal advice before
> downloading it."
>
> This can't be correct can it? Colleges and universities offer SSH access
> for their students...
The authorities seem to have given up on restricting encryption
methods. In any event, the average computer user is virtually an
unwitting party to strong encryption systems when doing internet
banking etc, this being essential for security reasons. The French I
think has laws covering allowable strength of encryption systems, with
MS Office sold in France having a dumbed down encryption algorithm.
The legal requirement is to yield the keys on demand with serious
criminal penalties for failing to do so (in any case higher courts
have probably always been able to ask for this as part of their
inherent jurisdiction). |