Re: [cobalt-users] RSA public key encryption now in public domain

["Mike Fritsch" <mfritsch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How was cobalt able to put it on all the RaQs if it was illegal?

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Lasman" <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:12 PM
Subject: [cobalt-users] RSA public key encryption now in public domain


> I missed this when it first appeared on Wednesday...
> 
> What it means is that openSSL is now legal in the U.S.
> 
> Jeff
> 
>         http://www.rsasecurity.com/news/pr/000906-1.html
> 
> " RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS) today announced it has released the
> RSA
> " public key encryption algorithm into the public domain, allowing
> anyone
> " to create products that incorporate their own implementation of the
> " algorithm. This means that RSA Security has waived its rights to
> enforce
> " the patent for any development activities that include the RSA
> algorithm
> " occurring after September 6, 2000. 
> -- 
> Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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