>Number:         6179
>Category:       security
>Synopsis:       DES can be moved out of domestic
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Sep 19 07:20:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Gary D. Duzan
>Organization:
	Not much
>Release:        current, just before the signal mess.
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD wheel.tiac.net 1.3H NetBSD 1.3H (WHEEL) #0: Sat Sep 5 11:07:16 EDT 1998 gary@wheel.tiac.net:/disk0/usr/local/build/NetBSD/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/WHEEL i386


>Description:
	According to a recent InfoWorld article the White House has
	recently changed its export policy to allow unrestricted
	export of 56-bit DES. If this can be verified, the DES stuff
	should be moved out of domestic and into the main source
	tree.
>How-To-Repeat:
	Check out the article and whatever other security info sources.
>Fix:
	Repository copy?
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: