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 The OpenBSD project is based in Canada.<p>  The OpenBSD project is based in Canada.<p>
   
 The <a href=http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html>Export Control  The <a href=http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html>Export Control
 List of Canada</a> places no restriction on the export of  List of Canada</a> places no significant restriction on the export of
 cryptographic software, and is in fact even more explicit about the  cryptographic software, and is in fact even more explicit about the
 free export of freely-available cryptographic software.  Marc Plumb  free export of freely-available cryptographic software.  Marc Plumb
 has also done a  has also done a
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 fair bit of research to test the cryptographic laws.</a>  fair bit of research to test the cryptographic laws.</a>
 <p>  <p>
   
 Hence the OpenBSD project has cryptography into numerous places in  Hence the OpenBSD project has embedded cryptography into numerous places
 the operating system:<p>  in the operating system.  We require that the cryptographic software we
   use be <a href=policy.html>freely available and with good licenses</a>.
   We also require that such software is from a countries with useful export
   licenses because we do not wish to break any laws at all.
   
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>Strong blowfish based password entries.  <li>Strong blowfish based password entries.

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