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The OpenBSD project is based in Canada.<p> |
The OpenBSD project is based in Canada.<p> |
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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> |
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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 |
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use be <a href=policy.html>freely available and with good licenses</a>. |
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We also require that such software is from a countries with useful export |
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licenses because we do not wish to break any laws at all. |
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<li>Strong blowfish based password entries. |
<li>Strong blowfish based password entries. |