From: Jeff Weinstein <jsw@netscape.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 23:31:20 +0800
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Lotus Notes
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Lucky Green wrote:
> 
> 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?

  I don't want to defend RSA, their code, or their licensing practices,
but I don't know of any such restrictions in BSAFE.

	--Jeff

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Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist
Netscape Communication Corporation
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