What is the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Affairs classification of JSSE 1.0.2?
JSSE 1.0.2 has been classified as an ENC/Retail product by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Affairs. This license exception means that JSSE may be freely exported, without any additional approval, with strong encryption, to all nations except for those specifically denied. The following countries may not receive ANY US-developed encryption items: Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Serbia/Montenegro (Yugoslavia), Sudan, Syria and parties listed on the Denied and Restricted Parties List. Additionally, it is Sun company policy to not ship products to Burma. • Q: I read that the US Government has relaxed the export restrictions on encryption products. Can the JSSE 1.0.2 reference implementation be downloaded by any organization, anywhere? A: While there has been some relaxation in the export requirements, there are many restrictions still in place for strong encryption products. Go to http://www.epic.org/crypto/export_controls/regs_1_00.html for the complete
