1995-09-03 - Re: Basic Public key algorithms.

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: droelke@rdxsunhost.aud.alcatel.com (Daniel R. Oelke)
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UTC Datetime: 1995-09-03 07:34:32 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 3 Sep 95 00:34:32 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 95 00:34:32 PDT
To: droelke@rdxsunhost.aud.alcatel.com (Daniel R. Oelke)
Subject: Re: Basic Public key algorithms.
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Daniel R. Oelke writes:
> I could use RSA (which is well described in many sources, and has
> RSAREF out there),  but I want to avoid the patent issue if possible.  
> The sci.crypt FAQ mentions that there are other methods but that 
> is about all it says.  Are there any that are not patented?

No, because one patent covers public key cryptography itself, and not
a particular method.

.pm

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