Complex sentence: In 1993 his publisher, the Austin Code Works was investigated for the export of strong cryptography; the US government at the time treated cryptographic software above a certain strength as the legal equivalent of munitions and restricted them accordingly.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1993 his publisher, the Austin Code Works was investigated as to the export of strong cryptography. The US government at the time treated cryptographic software above a certain strength as the legal equivalent of munitions and restricted them accordingly.