When I refered to 'implementations', I now realize what I ment was 'toolkit'. If anyone could explain what is meant by toolkit, that would be great. thanks, Jeff On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Jeff Rauenhorst wrote: > 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 > 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
