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Article #723Re: PD public key system
From: Alan D. Cabrera
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 16:46
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 16:46
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In article <1992Aug15.060903.7682@dsd.es.com> rjones@itchy.dsd.es.com (Ray Jones - Perp) writes: > >I'm working on a client/server pair that requires some sort of >verification. The method I wanted to use was: > >I was planning on using the RSA algorithm, but I also need to make this >code almost completely distributable (PD). I understand that if I try to >do that with the RSA system, I'll probably get sued... > >Any suggestions? Is it true I can't use RSA? Is there a scheme that would >work for the above and that I could also distribute? Don't forget to mention that we also want to export the authentication code. I think that the key word here is authentication. Also, the code is for a game, Netrek. This means that the PKE algorithm doesn't need to be as bulletproof as RSA. If a Netrekkie wants to puruchase a couple supercomputers to break a key then the geek deserves to masquarade as any client s/he desires. -- Alan Cabrera internet: adc@tardis.cl.msu.edu Computer Laboratory phone: (517) 353-3027 Michigan State University fax: (517) 353-9847 514 Computer Center bitnet: CABRERA@MSU
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!jvnc.net!netnews.upenn.edu!msuinfo!convex.cl.msu.edu!adc From: adc@convex.cl.msu.edu (Alan D. Cabrera) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: PD public key system Message-ID: <1992Aug15.164641.139@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Date: 15 Aug 92 16:46:41 GMT References: <1992Aug15.060903.7682@dsd.es.com> Sender: news@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu Organization: Michigan State University, East Lansing Lines: 24