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Date:      Thu, 14 Nov 1996 01:07:57 +0100
From:      roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
To:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Secure RPC revisited
Message-ID:  <Mutt.19961114010757.roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
In-Reply-To: <199611130805.JAA02443@spooky.lss.cp.philips.com>; from Guido van Rooij on Nov 13, 1996 09:05:52 %2B0100
References:  <199611121658.LAA22844@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu> <199611130805.JAA02443@spooky.lss.cp.philips.com>

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According to Guido van Rooij:
> I thought SSH also used diffie hellman. It seems they don't have a problem.

No, SSH is not using Diffie-Hellman. Stel is [was] using it. SSH uses its
own RSA-based challenge-response scheme.

> Exactly *where* is the patent living? If it is only in the states, we
> might just install it on the internat repository?

I think -- but may be wrong -- that the patent is for the US only. Maybe
some other countries as well if only because of Berne...
-- 
Ollivier ROBERT    -=- The daemon is FREE! -=-    roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
  FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 3.0-CURRENT #28: Sun Nov 10 13:37:41 MET 1996



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