[108203] in Cypherpunks
Re: Dumb question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (lcs Mixmaster Remailer)
Mon Feb 8 20:51:33 1999
Date: 9 Feb 1999 01:20:10 -0000
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
From: lcs Mixmaster Remailer <mix@anon.lcs.mit.edu>
Reply-To: lcs Mixmaster Remailer <mix@anon.lcs.mit.edu>
Remember, grasshopper:
There are no dumb questions; there are only dumb people.
> Are there any public key cryptosystems that were placed in the public
> domain? How long will it be until the RSA cryptosystem is in the
> public domain?
There are public-domain public key cryptosystems, including El Gamal
encryption and signatures. DSS is probably also safe to use, although
there are some claims of patent infringement with that algorithm.
The RSA patent will expire September 20, 2000. After that date it will
be in the public domain.
