ECCN 5A004
NSRSATEISystems, equipment and components for defeating, weakening or bypassing information security, as follows .
What This ECCN Covers
ECCN 5A004 controls systems, equipment, and components for defeating, weakening, or bypassing "information security" — for example certain items designed to perform cryptanalysis or to recover protected data, as defined in the entry. It carries National Security, Regional Stability, Encryption Items, and Anti-Terrorism reasons.
Who needs to check this?
Vendors of cryptanalytic and data-recovery systems, and security-research organizations that develop such capabilities.
Compliance tip
The EAR scopes this entry narrowly, and the Encryption Items (EI) controls have specific definitions and exclusions — many ordinary security and recovery tools fall outside. Treat classification as a legal question, and review the encryption rules in §740.17 and Part 742 before exporting.
Items Covered
- a.Designed or modified to perform 'cryptanalytic functions.'
- b.Items, not specified by ECCNs 4A005 or 5A004.a, designed to perform all of the following:
- 1. 'Extract raw data' from a computing or communications device; and
- 2. Circumvent "authentication" or authorization controls of the device, in order to perform the function described in 5A004.b.1.
- a.Debuggers, hypervisors;
- b.Items limited to logical data extraction;
- c.Data extraction items using chip-off or JTAG; or
- d.Items specially designed and limited to jail-breaking or rooting.
- z.Other commodities, as follows:
- z.1.a Commodities that are described in 5A004.a and that also meet or exceed the performance parameters in 3A090.a or 4A090.a;
- z.1.b Commodities that are described in 5A004.a and that also meet or exceed the performance parameters in 3A090.b or 4A090.b;
- z.2.a Commodities that are described in 5A004.b and that also meet or exceed the performance parameters in 3A090.a or 4A090.a; or
- z.2.b Commodities that are described in 5A004.b and that also meet or exceed the performance parameters in 3A090.b or 4A090.b.
1 item reserved by BIS (not shown)
Control Reasons
Items controlled for national security reasons under multilateral export control regimes.
Items controlled for regional stability reasons.
Items controlled for anti-terrorism reasons. Most items on the CCL have AT controls.
Items controlled for encryption-related reasons under the Wassenaar Arrangement.
Disclaimer
This information is for reference only. For official classifications, consult BIS or a qualified export control professional.