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Is it true that in Russia, citizens have an obligation to send copy of all of their private encryption keys to the Federal Security Service (FSB), even without receiving a specific demand?

Update: Someone replied on the chat: http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/21047851#21047851

ArekBulski
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  • See also: http://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/24935/russia-need-to-disclose-encryption-keys-to-fsb – Oddthinking Apr 11 '15 at 23:31
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    [Welcome to Skeptics!](http://meta.skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/1505/welcome-to-new-users) This site is dedicated to examining widely believed claims. I've searched around, and couldn't find anyone saying this (admittedly, I only looked at English sources). Please [provide some references](http://meta.skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/882/what-are-the-attributes-of-a-good-question/883#883) to where you heard this claim. (Russian sources are fine, but a rough English translation would be helpful for getting an answer.) – Oddthinking Apr 11 '15 at 23:37
  • I was told to try asking my question on this forum. I read about this FSB thing years ago and now I need a citation for documentation purposes. Also, someone replied on the chat. Referenced. – ArekBulski Apr 12 '15 at 00:19
  • The person who suggested Skeptics in a comment on the crypto site also explained you needed a notable claim. The chat reference (a) is not notable, but (b) more importantly, is NOT the same as your claim. I did find while searching that importers of cryptography using devices needed to register the *devices* with the FSB, but not the *keys*. Similarly, if you encrypt an email, no-one seems to be claiming you need to send the keys to the FSB. Where did you hear this claim? – Oddthinking Apr 12 '15 at 00:23
  • I read about it somewhere many many years ago. If I could only remember where, I would tell you upfront. – ArekBulski Apr 12 '15 at 01:10
  • I hope you understand that, if you are the only person we find who thinks this claim *might* be true, it isn't worth the effort researching it, especially as it might have been a misunderstanding or it might have been true briefly decades ago, but not now. – Oddthinking Apr 12 '15 at 01:22

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