Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Version not limited by United States export controls?

From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:38:39 -0700

Andrew Hood wrote:
> Anothony Georgeo wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I read v.0.99.3 is now under the US export control due
>> to  it's decryption features.  What limits do the US
>> export contorls put on this new version?
> 
> It means it can not be exported to countries to which you can not export
> encryption technology. The current list appears to include Cuba, Iran,
> Iraq, Libya, North Korea (Democratic Republic of Korea), Sudan, and
> Syria. This list may be incomplete and is subject to change. See:
> 
> http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/exportingbasics.htm

Note that the export controls and exceptions also cover Firefox:
http://www.hecker.org/mozilla/eccn .  If you're using Firefox with
impunity you should be able to use Wireshark as well.