[Cryptography] What should I put in notifications to NSA?

[John Levine]

>>search the following page for "nsa.gov"
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>>http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?rgn=div8&node=15:2.1.3.4.25.0.1.17
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>>see also
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>>https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/encryption/encryption-faqs#6
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>Huh!?!
>
>What is "encryption"?  What is "encryption technology" ?

These are laws, not software.  Encryption technology is something that
a non-insane person would use to encrypt stuff.  Openssl is encryption
technology, rsync is not.

Judges are notably impatient with people playing hyper-literal word
games, so I would advise not going there.

R's,
John