At 04:14 PM 1/8/00 , you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>My name is Jaime. I recently installed apache-mod_ssl 1.3.9.4.9-0.6.0
>and openssl 9.4.1. I have read on the openssl documentation that it is illegal
>to run ssl here in the US. Well, can anyone shed more light into this issue?
>
>-Jaime
Jaime,
It is not *illegal* (criminal) to run openssl in the US, but a violation of the RSA
patents - which is a civil issue. If you use openssl (or one of the other public
domain products), RSA has the right to ask you to cease and desist based on their
patent. If you continue to use it after being asked to cease and desist, RSA may also
be able to win a court case for damages.
If you are worried about that, you can purchase one of the commercial flavors -
Stronghold or RedHad Secure Server.
Lee
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