I've added a patch that removes two classes: org/bouncycastle/asn1/misc/IDEACBCPar.class org/bouncycastle/crypto/engines/IDEAEngine.class
to https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-4810 in order to facilitate testing. (Obviously, the signature files are also removed.) Tim, do we know if this is sufficient? I see lots of x-net failures after applying this patch! ;-( Regards, Mark. On 18 September 2007 at 11:06, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is a discussion over at the incubator general mailing list (e.g. > [1]), amongst other places, about the redistribution of BouncyCastle > code from ASF machines. > > The crux is that we can't redistribute BC's IDEA implementation as it is > subject to a known patent for which we don't have a grant/license. > > We'll have to change our current practice of publishing binaries that > include BC unmodified. The resolution seems to be maintaining a local > copy of the BC JAR without the offending algorithm. I expect we would > have to unsign the JAR too when modified. > > Do we have any dependencies upon IDEA? I see some references in the > JSSE cipher suite code, but likely we don't attempt use it if we don't > have it. > > [1] > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200709.mbox/%3c46E > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Regards, > Tim >
