Hey all, Now that the RSA algorithm is off patent, I'm a little unclear how that effects some of the software packages I use (openssl, mod_ssl, and RSAref) and I think this is an appropriate place to ask. Now can I use the RSAref libary without any patent infringement? Is there anyting new that I can now do because of the patent expiration? Openssl: anything different than linking it against the RSAref library? mod_ssl: anything new here? What about other security programs? >From what I've understood, just the algorithm has gone off patent, which is just a mathematical equation. But does Verisign still have the rights to an RSA 'implementation'? I guess that the SSLeahy (spelling?) is a different 'implementation' or am I confusing this? How does the RSA patent expiration change all this. I'd appriciate any light you guys could shead on this! thanks, Jeff Rauenhorst jrauenho@nd.edu http://www.nd.edu/~jrauenho "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." -Henry David Thoreau - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
