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The export of cryptography is the transfer from one country to another of devices and technology related to cryptography.
 | This article is missing information about non-CoCom, like Chinese licensing (商用密码产品出口许可). (May 2020) |
In the early days of the Cold War, the United States and its allies developed an elaborate series of export control regulations designed to prevent a wide range of Western technology from falling into the hands of others, particularly the Eastern bloc. All export of technology classed as 'critical' required a license. CoCom was organized to coordinate Western export controls.
Many countries, notably those participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement, introduced restrictions. The Wassenaar restrictions were largely loosened in the late 2010s.[1][2]
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