GROWING DEVELOPMENT OF

FOREIGN ENCRYPTION PRODUCTS

IN THE FACE OF U.S. EXPORT REGULATIONS



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


1. INTRODUCTION

2. PRIOR WORK

2.1 U.S. Department of Commerce / National Security Agency Study

2.2 National Research Council CRISIS Report

2.3 President's Export Council Subcommittee on Encryption Report

3. SURVEY OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC PRODCUTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.

3.1 Overview

3.2 Data Collection Methodology

3.3 Results of Update to Cryptographic Products Survey

3.3.1 More "Strong" Encryption is on the Market

3.3.2 New Countries and Growth Countries for Cryptographic Products

3.3.3 Growing Numbers of Foreign Products & Companies

3.3.4 Quality of Foreign Cryptographic Products

4. SOME COMPETITORS TO U.S. PRODUCTS EMPLOYING CRYPTOGRAPHY

5. FOREIGN MARKETING USE OF U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Advertising Related to Cryptographic Controls

6. STANDARDS AND THEIR INFLUENCE

6.1 Pervasiveness of Standards

6.1.1 IPsec

6.1.2 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

7. CONCLUSIONS

7.1 Foreign Development of Cryptography Continues to Grow

7.2 Communications-Related Cryptography Leads Storage Cryptography

8. FUTURE RESEARCH

9. REFERENCES

APPENDICES

A. CALL FOR INFORMATION

B. SUMMARY LISTING OF FOREIGN CRYPTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS

C. FOREIGN ENCRYPTION MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BY COUNTRY

D. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S EXPORT COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENCRYPTION, WORKING GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES