Re: OpenSSL: RC4 and IDEA algorithms

2013-01-23 Thread Michael Sierchio
RC4 is not patented - RC4 is a Trademark of RSA Security. On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 8:36 AM, sarju tambe sarjuta...@gmail.com wrote: In OpenSSL(README File, openssl version-0.98x), there are 4 patented algorithms RC5, RC4, IDEA, Camellia out of which RC5 and Camellia are disabled in Configure

Re: OpenSSL: RC4 and IDEA algorithms

2013-01-23 Thread Jakob Bohm
(I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advise) On 1/23/2013 5:36 PM, sarju tambe wrote: In OpenSSL(README File, openssl version-0.98x), there are 4 patented algorithms RC5, RC4, IDEA, Camellia out of which RC5 and Camellia are disabled in Configure file. Because OpenSSL 0.9.8 is old, the

RE: OpenSSL: RC4 and IDEA algorithms

2013-01-23 Thread John A. Wallace
I also have questions about this issue. Am I correct in saying that IDEA, which is a patented algorithm, has legal restrictions from our implementing it in a commercial solution of any kind without first getting permissions from Ascom representatives. However, making use of OpenSSL to decrypt a

Re: OpenSSL: RC4 and IDEA algorithms

2013-01-23 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 3:02 PM, John A. Wallace jw72...@verizon.net wrote: I also have questions about this issue. Am I correct in saying that IDEA, which is a patented algorithm, has legal restrictions from our implementing I believe IDEA is no longer encumbered in the US. I seem to recall it

RE: OpenSSL: RC4 and IDEA algorithms

2013-01-23 Thread John A. Wallace
...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Walton Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 7:27 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Re: OpenSSL: RC4 and IDEA algorithms On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 3:02 PM, John A. Wallace jw72...@verizon.net wrote: I also have questions about this issue. Am I correct