International System V, crypt etc.
Ron Natalie <ron>
ron at brl-tgr.ARPA
Sat Jun 1 12:57:51 AEST 1985
> In article <379 at rtech.ARPA> wong at rtech.ARPA (J. Wong) writes:
> So, what would happen if netters, in an effort to screw up the NSA,
> decide to post 'crypt()' source to the net, which just happens to
> get sent to Europe? Are there any legal penalties? Is your company
> liable?
>
> Don't bother, we got all we ever wanted with Version 5, Version 6 ...
Crypt in versions earlier than seven was not DES based, but built on
a simple civil-war era rotor.
-Ron
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