1994-05-25 - Re: PGP 2.6 uses RSAREF version 1

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From: joshua geller <joshua@cae.retix.com>
To: hal@mit.edu
Message Hash: 1cc6a3a7b2eed5feca68b8530bb17f33c66a0d3bd950cbd13a54b479e0e0eca6
Message ID: <199405250413.VAA03791@sleepy.retix.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-05-25 04:13:53 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 24 May 94 21:13:53 PDT

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From: joshua geller <joshua@cae.retix.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 94 21:13:53 PDT
To: hal@mit.edu
Subject: Re:  PGP 2.6 uses RSAREF version 1
Message-ID: <199405250413.VAA03791@sleepy.retix.com>
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>Some people have wondered whether including RSAREF 1, rather than
>RSAREF version 2, is an oversight in the PGP 2.6 distribution.  It is
>not an oversight.  Version 1 is what we intended.

uh huh....

>The change from RSAREF 2.0 (in PGP 2.5) to RSAREF version 1 (in PGP
>2.6) was done on the advice of RSA Data Security, which has granted
>MIT permission to access non-published routines in all RSAREF versions
>1.nn, 

what the FUCK?

what mean non-published routines?

>      and rights in accordance with the version 1 license.

something smells here.

josh





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