> > Has anyone seen anything in print by some authority stating this?
>
> Define "some authority." :) If you search cypherpunks archives (I don't
> know where they are these days) various members of the bar have said
> so. I don't know if that's good enough. If you want RSADSI to issue an
> official statement... while, I wouldn't hold my breath. They wouldn't
> lie, of course, but you're unlikely to get anything.
This is about all I ever found on the issue from them...
http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/faq/6-3-1.html
and the patent itself...
http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&;
u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1='4,405,829'.WKU.&OS=PN/4,405,829&RS=
PN/4,405,829
As I understand it the patent covers the RSA algorithm itself and when it
expires you are free to use implementations that are not licensed, like
openssl. Of course you could still buy BSAFE from RSA but the ridiculous
licensing costs are surely going to disappear.
Anyway, only 19 days to go...
g-
>
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