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Article #2423Re: PGP as a World Standard
From: Tim Moore
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 10:15
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 10:15
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In article <aZHZVB15w165w@mantis.co.uk> mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk> writes:
PGP
does not use any techniques which are patented in the EC.
The IDEA cipher is patented in Switzerland. I admit that I don't know
if Switzerland is considered part of the EC or not.
From pgp21/src/idea.c:
* The IDEA(tm) block cipher is covered by a patent held by ETH and a
* Swiss company called Ascom-Tech AG. The Swiss patent number is
* PCT/CH91/00117. International patents are pending. IDEA(tm) is a
* trademark of Ascom-Tech AG. There is no license fee required for
* noncommercial use. Commercial users may obtain licensing details
* from Dieter Profos, Ascom Tech AG, Solothurn Lab, Postfach 151, 4502
* Solothurn, Switzerland, Tel +41 65 242885, Fax +41 65 235761.
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt,alt.security,alt.security.pgp Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!hellgate!moore From: moore@cs.utah.edu (Tim Moore) Subject: Re: PGP as a World Standard Message-ID: <MOORE.92Dec18101541@defmacro.cs.utah.edu> In-reply-to: mathew's message of Fri, 18 Dec 92 15:24:21 GMT Organization: University of Utah CS Dept References: <1992Dec17.213627.28282@netcom.com> <aZHZVB15w165w@mantis.co.uk> Date: 18 Dec 92 10:15:41 Lines: 22