Summary

In this chapter, you received a good look at the current legal state of encryption and digital signatures in the U.S. These laws are not International, so if you need to build encryption applications for use outside the U.S., you might want to check on the laws in the countries where your applications will be used. If you want to find out more about the legal status of digital signatures, you might want to check out some of the following sources: The European Union Electronic Signature Legislations (http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg15/en/media/sign/index.htm), the American Bar Association—Digital Signature Guidelines (http://www.abanet.org/scitech/ec/isc/dsgfree.html), and the U.S. and International Legislative Updates (http://www.bakernet.com/ecommerce ...

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