At 05:15 PM 3/10/00 , you wrote:
>Your post is rife with errors of fact and reasoning. The first
>is reference to BSAFE. You of course mean RSAREF -- and it is not
>now, nor has it ever been, nor is it likely ever to be "in the public domain."
>The RSA algorithm is still patented in the US (until September 20, 2000).
>RSAREF contains copyrighted code, and that doesn't expire when the
>patent does.
Micheal,
I am not sure if you read the reply you sent - you should reread the original post
before accusing someone of 'errors of fact and reasoning'.
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> 1. RSAREF is free for personal or corporate use under the
> following conditions:
Those conditions are *EXACTLY* what this post is about! The issue was securing an
internal server, .. not selling or deploying an SSL application. Those selling SSL
applications, certainly, have reason to be cautious of RSAREF and patent issues, ..
however your confirmation above about corporate use is exactly what we do, and I have
been recommending for five years.
Lee
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