final word on exportable algorithms

From: EP (ep_at_newsgrouponly.com)
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:40:44 -0500

I'm trying to build an exportable secure system and am having a hard time
finding the definitive answer on export laws. Can't find it on msdn and
everything I come accross on the net is from '96-'97

I want to use an asymmetric RSA public/private handshake to establish a
weaker 40-bit key for conversation (will be doing this on a message-based
architecture).

So, I go to use RSA encryption for the handshake.. But is RSA limited to 384
bit minimum? At least the RSACryptoServiceProvider is. If I cannot use RSA
for exportable systems, what private/public asymmetric algorithms are
exportable?

Can someone confirm the current exportable algorithms? I know I can use
40-bit DES once I've established the session but what can I use for the
handshake?

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  • Re: final word on exportable algorithms
    ... > I'm trying to build an exportable secure system and am having a hard time ... I go to use RSA encryption for the handshake.. ... what private/public asymmetric algorithms are ...
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  • Re: final word on exportable algorithms
    ... The MS Base Cryptographic Service Provider (that the standard RSA class ... I think you are confusing the issue of symmetric key lengths with asymmetric ... DES is a symmetric cipher, and there is a cap on symmetric cipher key ... I go to use RSA encryption for the handshake.. ...
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