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Date:      Tue, 2 Nov 1999 14:02:44 -0500 (EST)
From:      Dug Song <dugsong@monkey.org>
To:        "Gary D. Kline" <kline@tao.thought.org>
Cc:        provos@citi.umich.edu, security@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG, markus@openbsd.org
Subject:   Re: OpenSSH patches
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSO.4.10.9911021400560.1191-100000@funky.monkey.org>
In-Reply-To: <199911021749.JAA10864@tao.thought.org>

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On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Gary D. Kline wrote:

> Anybody know how much longer the RSA patent hold?  Seems to me it runs
> out in the next few years.

from OpenBSD's ssl(8):

BUGS
     According to "Applied Cryptography: Schneier" the RSA patent will 
     expire September 20th, 2000.

     Patents can be renewed.

-d.

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