A Cryptography Policy Framework for Electronic Commerce: Building Canada's Information Economy and Society

Tags: 1990s Canada Government Policy

Published: 1998

Abstract: This report summarizes the impact of encryption on Canada’s economy, the government’s policy, and how the policy could or should develop. First, the report defines cryptography and describes its uses, then describes Canada’s current encryption policy. Next, the report defines the factors and considerations crucial to developing Canada’s policies, such as commerce, State necessity, civil liberties, technical security, and international policy. Finally, the report discusses the benefits and drawbacks of various policy approaches to encryption.