title: Using SSL in an iPhone App - Export Compliance
body: <p>I'm looking at creating an iPhone app that will communicate with a REST Web service. Because some user-sensitive data (name, address, age, etc) will be transmitted, I'm looking at securing the connections with SSL.</p>
  
  <p>However, on my previous escapades into App Store submission, I saw that the first question I get asked is "Does your application use encryption?" and depending on the answer to this and other follow-up questions, may require US export compliance.</p>
  
  <p>My company is not based in the US, nor do we have a US office.</p>
  
  <p>Has anyone else submitted an app using SSL for this sort of purpose? If so, did you need to do anything to get permission to use it, either from Apple or from the US government?</p>