Forum OpenACS Q&A: RSA algorithm released into public domain today

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1: RSA algorithm released into public domain today
Posted by Dave Bauer on 09/06/00 05:38 PM
The RSA encryption algorithm was released into the public domain today. Read about it on slashdot. If I knew what I was doing I would have compiled OpenSSL into Aolserver by now.
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2: SSL is not open just yet! (response to 1)
Posted by Ben Adida on 09/06/00 05:42 PM
A very important note: SSL includes not just RSA, but also RC4, a stream cipher that is still a trade secret of RSA Security. Thus, OpenSSL is *still* not legal in the US.
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3: Response to RSA algorithm released into public domain today (response to 1)
Posted by Dave Bauer on 09/06/00 09:17 PM
Thanks for clarifying that. From reading on slashdot ( my mistake ) I got the impression that the routines in OpenSSL were legal in the US. Obviously this is not the case.
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4: Possible work-around. (response to 1)
Posted by Jacques Richer on 09/08/00 03:48 AM
There is a good description in the OpenSSL FAQ on how to compile OpenSSL without the encumbered algorithms. I intend to test this within the next few days - and if it works well with Netscape Communicator and Microsloth Internet Exploder, I'll let you know.