From: shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:52:09 +0800
To: CypherPunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Lotus Notes
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At 11:09 1/30/96, Charlie_Kaufman/Iris.IRIS@iris.com wrote:

>p.s. re: the fact that it's 64 bits rather than 128. That was the limit on key
>size of the crypto software we licensed from a third party. That crypto
>software also limited us to 760 bit RSA keys.

I find this very interesting. RSA prohibits its licencees from using RSA
software with truly secure keylenghts. What may have incenitvised them to
take this bizzare position?

<Can't wait until these damm patents expire>


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