Xenix & crypt

[The Unknown one]

I just got my Xenix 3.0b update for an Altos (986) we have
here and enclosed in the development system (*the real
meat*) was the following notice:

...

4. The CRYPT command has been removed from Xenix 3.0b. The
   crypt commands contains classified algorithms, and has
   been removed in order to comply with goverment regulations
   covering international distribution of Xenix.

Anyone know anything about this?  If this is true why is
/usr/lib/makekey still included? Has DES been made classified?
and couldn't a task force of CCCP's best computer scientists
hack it out of the kernal? Is the world coming to an end, er
what?

Yours in paranoia,

Greg

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