Re: Reenabling mdc-2 in openssl by default

2008-04-06 Thread Paul Sheer
Can I ask what projects are shouting: we desperately need MDC-2 in order to support XYZ protocol - please enable. Also, a question from me: what is the criteria for including an algorithm? At first glance it looks like OpenSSL contains a lot of ciphers that nobody ever (?) uses. Can people

Reenabling mdc-2 in openssl by default

2008-04-05 Thread Jean-Marc Desperrier
Hi, I notice MDC-2 is not enabled by default on openssl 0.9.8. This has no reason to be, the IBM patent on MDC-2 has expired in march 2002 because IBM did not renew it. (the wikipedia MDC-2 page has the link proving it. Go to :