That is good news, because we're sorely lacking in free high speed stream ciphers. And 50% faster than RC4 is pretty impressive. Unfortunately the source code copyright license states:
4. The software is not embedded in a device intended for a specific application, for example but not limited to communication devices (including mobile telephones), smart cards, cash registers, teller machines, network routers. So I guess it'll have to wait until I have time to reimplement the cipher. On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 10:04:54AM -0800, Marshall Clow wrote: > >SAN DIEGO -- February 27, 2003 -- In an initiative designed to benefit the > >telecommunications industry and the general public, QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: > >QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital > >wireless technology, today announced that it will allow free use of its SOBER and > >Turing encryption algorithms for any purpose. In the past, QUALCOMM provided the > >encryption software only to its licensed manufacturers or for non-commercial use. > > > >Turing and the SOBER family are high-speed, highly secure stream ciphers and are > >thought to be immune to any practical cryptanalytic attacks. > > [ ObDisclaimer: I am now a Qualcomm employee, but I didn't work on this. ] > -- > -- Marshall > > Marshall Clow Idio Software <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hey! Who messed with my anti-paranoia shot?
