Re: [openssl-users] ECC patent status questions

2016-09-01 Thread Jakob Bohm
On 02/09/2016 03:27, Kyle Hamilton wrote: On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Salz, Rich >wrote: > The existence of the NSA agreement is a partial answer to the first question, > though it seems unclear if this license is recursively

Re: [openssl-users] ECC patent status questions

2016-09-01 Thread Kyle Hamilton
On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Salz, Rich wrote: > > The existence of the NSA agreement is a partial answer to the first > question, > > though it seems unclear if this license is recursively sublicensed > through 3rd > > parties or not. > > They knew they were licensing an

Re: [openssl-users] ECC patent status questions

2016-09-01 Thread Salz, Rich
It's hard to answer these questions without wandering down the "legal advice" alleyway. I think Steve's post answered your questions. > >> - Was the OpenSSL ECC code provided under a still-valid patent > >> license from someone in the power to grant it, perhaps Sun > >> (now Oracle

Re: [openssl-users] ECC patent status questions

2016-09-01 Thread Jakob Bohm
On 01/09/2016 20:11, Steve Marquess wrote: On 09/01/2016 08:22 AM, Jakob Bohm wrote: Dear OpenSSL team, Given the recent patent lawsuit between RIM/CertiCom and Avaya mentioning the ECC code in OpenSSL, what is (according to the OpenSSL team) the patent status of the ECC code in OpenSSL?

Re: [openssl-users] ECC patent status questions

2016-09-01 Thread Steve Marquess
On 09/01/2016 08:22 AM, Jakob Bohm wrote: > Dear OpenSSL team, > > Given the recent patent lawsuit between RIM/CertiCom and Avaya > mentioning the ECC code in OpenSSL, what is (according to the > OpenSSL team) the patent status of the ECC code in OpenSSL? > > Specifically: > > - Was the OpenSSL