a. When a license is required
For items described by 740.17(b)(2)a license is required for certain end-users as detailed in the chart below.
Item description | 740.17 subsection | End-users requiring a license |
|---|---|---|
'Network Infrastructure' items | (b)(2)(i)(A) | |
Encryption source code, customized items, quantum crypto, network penetration tools, public safety radios, ultra- wideband and spread- spectrum items | (b)(2)(i)(B)-(H) | |
Cryptanalytic commodities and software | (b)(2)(ii) | |
"Open Cryptographic Interface” (OCI) items (including OCI technology) | (b)(2)(iii) | All end-users outside of countries listed in Supp. 3 to Part 742 |
Cryptanalytic technology | Note to paragraph (b)(2 introductory text) | All “government end-users”
All end-users outside of countries listed in Supp. 3 to Part 742
All E:1 and E:2 |
Technology for "non- standard cryptography" | (b)(2)(iv)(A) | All end-users outside of countries listed in Supp. 3 to Part 742 |
'Other' technology | (b)(2)(iv)(B) |
5A003 items, and related 5D002 software and 5E002 technology, are not eligible for License Exception ENC and therefore require a license to all destinations except Canada unless another license exception is available.
