idea, cast as used in PGP

[Mike Stay]

I think CAST-256 is the default symmetric encryption used in PGP 5.x,
6.x freeware; the openPGP draft supports a bunch of other algs including
IDEA, which is patented.  Could we charge for a product that simply uses
those algorithms to get the secret key from the keyring (we're not
encrypting anything with symmetric keys) without paying royalties?
-- 
Mike Stay
Cryptographer / Programmer
AccessData Corp.
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