Actually: should be available everywhere except France right now. (Selling encryption apps to France apparently requires an "export compliance approval" from the French government, and I haven’t gone through that process yet — primarily because I don't speak French.)
Let me know if that's not the case and I’ll double-check my settings in iTunes Connect.
No need to be sorry — a good reminder that I should mention that somewhere since it’s a strange quirk of legality that affects literally one App Store country. Thanks!
The gist of the law ([0]) is that, unless you only use crypto techniques for authentication and checksumming, you have to document the process and provide the source code to be able to import it.
That's... interesting. I'm French and I had never really heard of that law applied.
They require the source code to be given to the government, yes, among other things.
@mtigas @wilya the process (and forms) is detailed there: http://www.ssi.gouv.fr/fr/reglementation-ssi/cryptologie/con... (in French, obviously)
Happy to give a hand if needed.
According to the FAQ on iTunes Connect you need French export forms only if the app contains:
- any encryption algorithm that is yet to be standardized by
international standard bodies such as IEEE, IETF, ISO, ITU,
ETSI, 3GPP, TIA, etc. or not otherwise published; or
- standard (e.g., AES, DES, 3DES, RSA) encryption algorithm(s)
instead of or in addition to accessing or using the encryption
in Apple OS
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Only available in the US, too bad.
Actually: should be available everywhere except France right now. (Selling encryption apps to France apparently requires an "export compliance approval" from the French government, and I haven’t gone through that process yet — primarily because I don't speak French.)
Let me know if that's not the case and I’ll double-check my settings in iTunes Connect.
Well, it seems I should have said "not available in France", sorry for the mix up, I only checked French and US stores.
No need to be sorry — a good reminder that I should mention that somewhere since it’s a strange quirk of legality that affects literally one App Store country. Thanks!
> Selling encryption apps to France apparently requires an "export compliance approval" from the French government
they require a backdoor?
The gist of the law ([0]) is that, unless you only use crypto techniques for authentication and checksumming, you have to document the process and provide the source code to be able to import it.
That's... interesting. I'm French and I had never really heard of that law applied.
[0] http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=LEGITE... (in French, obviously)
interesting. so, they basically require it to be open-(to them)-source?
They require the source code to be given to the government, yes, among other things. @mtigas @wilya the process (and forms) is detailed there: http://www.ssi.gouv.fr/fr/reglementation-ssi/cryptologie/con... (in French, obviously) Happy to give a hand if needed.
I think so. I am neither a lawyer nor a cryptographer, though, so I might be missing something.
Check this thread on Apple developer forums, there is a link to translation of French export forms: https://devforums.apple.com/thread/109830
According to the FAQ on iTunes Connect you need French export forms only if the app contains: