1993-09-21 - Why RSA?

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From: derek@cs.wisc.edu (Derek Zahn)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-09-21 19:02:39 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 21 Sep 93 12:02:39 PDT

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From: derek@cs.wisc.edu (Derek Zahn)
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 93 12:02:39 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Why RSA?
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Is there some reason that we shouldn't pick a different
public key encryption algorithm than RSA to use as a
freely-available standard?  The PGP docs imply that "almost"
all practical such schemes are patented, implying that
some are not.

The legitimacy problems of PGP are a major roadblock to
widespread use of encryption, IMO.  Let's get something
in the public domain!

derek

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• 1993-09-21 (Tue, 21 Sep 93 12:02:39 PDT) - Why RSA? - derek@cs.wisc.edu (Derek Zahn)
  • 1993-09-21 (Tue, 21 Sep 93 12:46:34 PDT) - Re: Why RSA? - “Perry E. Metzger” <pmetzger@lehman.com>
    • 1993-09-21 (Tue, 21 Sep 93 13:56:35 PDT) - Re: Why RSA? - khijol!erc@apple.com (Ed Carp)
      • 1993-09-21 (Tue, 21 Sep 93 14:10:11 PDT) - Re: Why RSA? - “Perry E. Metzger” <pmetzger@lehman.com>