What is the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Affairs classification of JSSE 1.0.3?
JSSE 1.0.3 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 . • Q: I read that the US Government has relaxed the export restrictions on encryption products. Can the JSSE 1.0.3 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 33 page report. In addition, some countries may have import restrictions. Note also that a vendor’s product status is dependent on the type of application they have with the US government — JSSE 1.0.3 has been classified as ENC/Retail. Contrary to some articles in the press, export of encryption tec
