1998-11-13 - Re: Rivest Patent

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From: Eric Cordian <emc@wire.insync.net>
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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UTC Datetime: 1998-11-13 20:24:44 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 04:24:44 +0800

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From: Eric Cordian <emc@wire.insync.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 04:24:44 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Rivest Patent
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JYA writes:

> Ron Rivest received on November 10 "US Patent 5835600: 
> Block encryption algorithm with data-dependent rotations:" 
> http://jya.com/rivest111098.htm (22K) 

So we can't use the rotate instruction with a data-dependent shift 
count in a block encryption algorithm without a license from Ron?

Foo on that.

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