RAC Website Encryption Registry

[Richard VE3OZW]

RAC Website Encryption Registry RAC Website Encryption Registry
For immediate release | November 22/2024French follows... W:  www.rac.ca/encryption  –   A vailable to all Amateurs!
Encryption in Amateur Radio:  There are several Canadian Amateurs who are experimenting with encryption. Much of this experiment uses some of the digital voice modes. Not all digital voice systems can be adapted to use encryption, but some can. 
The Radiocommunication Regulations allow Amateurs to use encryption, but  only  if the codes they use are “published in the public domain”. Secret keys or obscurely published keys are simply not allowed. 
Our regulator – Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) – has agreed that an  open webpage  on the RAC website would meet this regulatory requirement. As a result, Radio Amateurs of Canada has created an  open webpage  ( www.rac.ca/encryption ) to allow Canadian Amateurs to publish their encryption keys.
RAC has made this page available  to all Amateurs – members and non-members alike .
If you are experimenting with encryption, please fill in the form at the bottom of the  encryption webpage  to report the details of your experiments. The content will be reviewed by RAC volunteer Ted Reinhardt, VE3EDE.
If you have questions about the regulations, please contact RAC's Regulatory Affairs Officer Dave Goodwin, VE3KG, at  regulatory@rac.ca
If you have questions about the requirements of RAC's Encryption Registry, please contact Ted Reinhardt, VE3EDE, at  e ncryption@rac. That




Encryption Registry – Open to All Amateurs!
Many Canadian amateurs are experimenting with encryption. Much of this activity involves digital voice modes. Some digital voice systems cannot be adapted to support encryption, while others can.
The Radiocommunication Regulations allow amateurs to engage in encryption, but  only  if the “codes used are published in the public domain.” Secret keys or keys published on obscure sites are simply not permitted.  
Our regulator – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) – has indicated that this regulatory requirement would be met by having an appropriate open page on the RAC website. As a result, Radio Amateurs of Canada has created an open web page for Canadian amateurs to publish their encryption keys ( www.rac.ca/encryption ).
RAC has made this page available to  all amateurs, whether they are members or not .
If you are experimenting with encryption, please fill out the form at the  bottom of the page  ( www.rac.ca/encryption )to provide details of your experiments. The content will be reviewed by the RAC volunteer who has volunteered to complete this task, Ted Reinhardt, VE3EDE.If you have any questions about the above regulation, please contact RAC’s Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Dave Goodwin, VE3KG, at  regulatory@rac.ca .If you have any questions about the requirements to register on the RAC Registry for Encryption, please contact Ted Reinhardt, VE3EDE, at  encryption@rac.ca .