Changes in Russian licensing of cryptraghical tools

[Bill Stewart]

At 12:23 AM 1/20/2008, Alexander Klimov wrote:
>Given what is required to get a license (for example, 4.b in the
>first document, says that one must have people trained in
>information security), I guess the new law is not supposed to
>limit use of cryptography by ordinary people, but to limit
>distribution of snake-oil by self-proclaimed "professionals".

I would have guessed the opposite - it's designed to prevent
customized encryption solutions that actually work,
but not to prevent mass-market products.
Since you don't need a license for totally inadequate crypto,
you can still sell snake-oil customized for your users.

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