From: "Bert-Jaap Koops" <E.J.Koops@kub.nl>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 00:08:35 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal
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paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk wrote:
> I know 3.0 uses discrete log cryptography but whether it will be 
> El Gamal or DH or other I don`t know. I would imagine in the end it 
> would come down to a question of what is unpatented first and I have 
> no idea on the patent date for El Gamal (is it even patented?) but DH 
> hasn`t long to go....

According to Schneier, ElGamal isn't patented, but claimed to be 
covered by the Diffie-Hellman patent, which expires 29 April 1997.

Bert-Jaap