---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 01:32:46 -0700 From: Kristen Tsolis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: cryptography <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: NTT offering free licenses for algorithms (incl. Camellia) According to Nikkan Kogyo News, NTT is offering four patented algorithms under royalty-free license for limited purposes. These algorithms include Camellia, EPOC, PSEC, and ESIGN. http://news.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/nkn/010418/nkn/081000000_nkn000013.html NTT made this announcement on the same day as the last CRYPTREC meeting. The CRYPTREC project was initiated by Japan's Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA). The goal of CRYPTREC is to define standard cryptographic algorithms for use within the Japanese government. http://www.ipa.go.jp/security/enc/CRYPTREC/index-e.html -Kristen --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________ The ultimate authority...resides in the people alone. James Madison The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------