RE: Algorithm licensing

2005-07-14 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
>-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Sierchio >Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:26 PM >To: openssl-users@openssl.org >Subject: Re: Algorithm licensing > > >Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >> Actually, rega

Re: Algorithm licensing

2005-07-13 Thread Michael Sierchio
Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: Actually, regardless of the cipher you use, unless you have a truly random source of numbers, your going to undermine the strength of your encryption. For an embedded system, such a thing has to be designed in from the get-go, as a software PRNG is generally nowhere near

RE: Algorithm licensing

2005-07-13 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
nally published >>not patented. That's all I know. With Cisco IPSec work just >about all >>configs use md5, sha, >>des and 3des and Cisco isn't known for liking to pay royalties to >>anyone. If I were you I >>would stick with md5, des and 3des. >

RE: Algorithm licensing

2005-07-13 Thread Vin McLellan
ck with md5, des and 3des. Ted -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kramer, Mat Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 1:34 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Algorithm licensing Hello, We are using OpenSSL in an embedded device. I have been told t

Re: Algorithm licensing

2005-07-12 Thread Joseph Oreste Bruni
PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kramer, Mat Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 1:34 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Algorithm licensing Hello, We are using OpenSSL in an embedded device. I have been told that some of the cipher suites include patented algorithms that must be licensed. The Open

RE: Algorithm licensing

2005-07-12 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
uld stick with md5, des and 3des.   Ted -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Kramer, MatSent: Monday, July 11, 2005 1:34 PMTo: openssl-users@openssl.orgSubject: Algorithm licensing Hello,   We are using OpenSSL in an

Algorithm licensing

2005-07-11 Thread Kramer, Mat
Hello,   We are using OpenSSL in an embedded device.  I have been told that some of the cipher suites include patented algorithms that must be licensed.  The OpenSSL FAQ is intentionally vague about what algorithms are protected, although it recommends a specific configuration to remove R