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Encryption items NOT Subject to the EAR </a></li><li class="item-252 divider deeper parent"><span class="separator ">2. Items in Cat. 5, Part 2</span> <ul class="nav-child unstyled small"><li class="item-1071 divider deeper parent"><span class="separator ">a. 5A002.a (and 5D002 c.1) </span> <ul class="nav-child unstyled small"><li class="item-1078"><a href="/index.php/policy-guidance/encryption/2-items-in-cat-5-part-2/a-5a002-a-and-5d002-c-1/i-cryptography-for-data-confidentiality" >i. Cryptography for Data Confidentiality </a></li><li class="item-1076"><a href="/index.php/policy-guidance/encryption/2-items-in-cat-5-part-2/a-5a002-a-and-5d002-c-1/ii-key-length" >ii. Key Length</a></li><li class="item-1118"><a href="/index.php/policy-guidance/encryption/2-items-in-cat-5-part-2/a-5a002-a-and-5d002-c-1/iii-cryptographic-activation" >iii. 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