VerSecure - "strong encryption" exportable from the US

[John Young]

Peter Wayner has a good article on this in today's online
New York Times, which examines the pros and cons. 

The HP system is exportable only to countries approved by
the USG, of which there are an initial five: UK, Germany, 
France, Denmark and Australia. Any new candidate
country must establish a "Security Domain Authority" (SDA)
satisfactory to the USG.

Moreover, the token which provides access to the crypto is 
limited to one year before lapsing and must be annually 
renewed to permit adjustment to fit national policy. 

Critics of the system have pointed out that that token
renewal would also allow the US or any other nation 
to easily impose a clampdown, and for that reason HP's 
system may be seen a "camel's nose in the tent" precursor
to tighter restrictions. And such a possibility requires that
it be avoided -- and probably will be by the commercial 
market.

   http://www.nytimes.com

We've put a copy at:

   http://jya.com/hp-sda.htm