In message <8ju2u9$enk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David A. Wagner write
s:
>Does anyone know anything about the ``Stambler Internet Security
>Patents''? Apparently, Leon Stambler is claiming that he owns patents
>covering basic SSL technology---particularly the handshaking process.
>Seems like a stretch.
>
>I'm wondering whether I should be worried about any potential impact
>on SSL/TLS. Has anyone had any experience with the patents? Know if
>anyone is getting sued over them? Has the IETF recognized them?
The IETF takes no position on the validity of patents. Any assertions
of patent rights to a particular protocol are published at
http://www.ietf.org/ipr.html; also, see RFC 2026 for a discussion of
the Internet standards process, and in particular Section 10, which
discusses intellectual property considerations.
--Steve Bellovin
