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1994-05-25 - Re: Graph isomorphism based PK cryptosystems?

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
To: Jay Prime Positive <jpp@jpplap.markv.com>
Message Hash: e9dbc388c45ad7ef736e28d456a12c01a559d14970e5d0569c422e58676f2f90
Message ID: <9405251144.AA03868@snark.imsi.com>
Reply To: <m0q6AwJ-0003pXC@jpplap>
UTC Datetime: 1994-05-25 11:45:58 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 25 May 94 04:45:58 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 94 04:45:58 PDT
To: Jay Prime Positive <jpp@jpplap.markv.com>
Subject: Re: Graph isomorphism based PK cryptosystems?
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Message-ID: <9405251144.AA03868@snark.imsi.com>
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Jay Prime Positive says:
> I only worry that if I publish, it could be patented.  And I don't
> want the algorithm to end up in the hands of the software patent
> folks.  Especially if they will be making money off it, and I wont.

If you publish, only you could patent it. There is only danger if you
don't publish, in which case others can independently make the same
discovery and patent it.

Perry

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