Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 07:54:01 -0500 From: David McNett <nugget@slacker.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Vlad Skvortsov <vss@ulstu.ru> Subject: Re: rsaref package - where to get ? Message-ID: <20000824075401.A51628@dazed.slacker.com> In-Reply-To: <20000824120518.B45600@ulstu.ru>; from vss@ulstu.ru on Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 12:05:18PM %2B0400 References: <20000824120518.B45600@ulstu.ru>
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On 24-Aug-2000, Vlad Skvortsov wrote:
>Where can I download rsaref package in order SSH from 4.1-R to
>work ?
Although you've already received the answer to your question, I can't
help but mention that you probably want librsaintl if you're outside
of the United States. (I noticed the .ru email address)
rsaref is the implementation us yanks have to use due to the (soon to be
gone) patent restrictions on the rsa algorithims. librsaintl is in all
respects a better solution. To quote:
[/usr/ports/security/librsaintl/pkg/DESCR]
This port provides an optional plugin for /usr/lib/libcrypto.* to
implement the RSA algorithm using the native EAY/OpenSSL optimized
code. While libcrypto can use RSAREF, that package has severe
restrictions including no commercial use. The OpenSSL RSA code has
no such restrictions and is much faster and more flexible, but is
thought to not be legally usable in the USA due to patents on the
RSA algorithm.
If you can legally use this port, you should it in preference
to the RSAREF option for libcrypto.
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