Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 17:22:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Marianne Mueller <Marianne.Mueller@Eng>
Subject: Re: JCE 1.2
To: elkner@wotan.cs.Uni-Magdeburg.DE, java-security@web2.javasoft.com
> Are there plans to make a separate JCE 1.x package available
> for non US/Canada countries (e.g. Germany) and if so, how long do we
> have to wait for it ?
We can't do this, but the API's are open and are published on our web
site at http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/jce/
> BTW: If someone in US uses JCE in his applets and a non US/Canadian citizen
> downloads it via its browser - is this against US export rules or
> not ???
There's two possible scenarios - 1) it wouldn't work, since the JCE library
isn't available in the browsers or the Java Plug-In or 2) if the applet
writer bundles JCE in the applet JAR file (or whatever) then it probably
would be in violation of US export laws. I'm no lawyer though.
For info on the current status of crypto policy see
www.crypto.com or www.counterpane.com