U.S. government okays export of Triple-DES gear
 
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It will soon be possible to keep secrets more securely around the world.
The U.S. government apparently will allow U.S. virtual private network vendors to export gear with Triple-DES encryption. The Department of Commerce has given VPNet Technologies permission to export its Triple-DES gear to any country except those embargoed by the U.S.
Previous federal restrictions were viewed by U.S. VPN makers as a hindrance to competing against vendors based in other countries. Those competitors can export what they like, putting U.S. firms at a disadvantage for international business.
Lifting the restrictions is also good news for VPN customers who want to set up international VPNs using the toughest encryption. Prior to this new ruling, customers had to make do with simple DES encryption, which had been approved for export.
Now they will have more options when they go shopping for equipment to support VPN nodes overseas.
Tim Greene is a senior editor at Network World, covering virtual private networking gear, remote access, core switching and local phone companies. You can reach him at tgreene@nww.com.
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