No ECCN determination or FIPS certification from the developers
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Compliance
- Statement
- FAQ A.9.18: the developers do not know whether PuTTY has an Export Control Classification Number, believe it falls under 5D002 on the US Commerce Control List without that being definitive, and advise seeking professional legal advice; they cannot provide FIPS certification unless someone else does the work and pays the costs. (FAQ undated; as published on 2026-09-27)
- Applies when
- Export-control classification or FIPS 140 requirements for SSH clients.
- Applies to
- PuTTY executables (putty, pscp, psftp, plink, pageant, puttygen, puttytel, pterm) and source code
- Aliases
- ECCN; 5D002; FIPS 140; export control