Dear Sirs, I must protest at the proposed standard for Transport Layer Security (TLS) authorization being encumbered by a patent. It is essential that there be means available to all without cost to secure e-mail and other communication: this and other protocols are needed as part of the public, not privatised, infrastructure. Yours faithfully, Charles M. Goldie. -- Charles M. Goldie Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics Mantell Building University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9RF UK Tel: (+44) (0) 1273 678311 Fax: (+44) (0) 1273 678097 _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf