Re: What algorithm?

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From: Marc VanHeyningen
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 18:13

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Thus said everettm@Cayman.COM (Mark Everett):
>I realize that PGP uses the RSA algorithm, which is patented and therefore
>illegal in the U.S.  What is RIPEM and what algorithm does it use so as not
>to infringe on RSA's patent?  I was reading about using Lucas functions rather
>than exponentiation in Dr. Dobbs Journal (DJJ), which is ostensibly more secure
>than RSA, so I assume there are some reasonable variants to avoid legal problems.
>Which does RIPEM use?

RSA.  However, it uses an implementation of RSA which is licensed for
noncommercial use by RSADSI and thus is unquestionably legal to use in
the U.S. and Canada.
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Marc VanHeyningen    mvanheyn@whale.cs.indiana.edu    MIME & RIPEM accepted

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From: mvanheyn@whale.cs.indiana.edu (Marc VanHeyningen)
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Subject: Re: What algorithm?
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