[39527] in Cypherpunks
Re: Encryption algorithms used in PrivaSoft (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ian Goldberg)
Tue Sep 19 23:37:18 1995
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: iagoldbe@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Ian Goldberg)
Date: 19 Sep 1995 23:34:03 -0400
In article <9509191929.AA15153@cs.umass.edu>,
L. McCarthy <cypherpunks@toad.com> wrote:
>Confirming suspicions that PrivaSoft is a security-through-obscurity outfit:
>
>> From: David Clavadetscher <clav@deltanet.com>
>> Subject: Re: Encryption algorithms used in PrivaSoft
>>
>> Dear L.,
>>
>> At this time our crypto engine is patented and proprietary. If you tell me
>> the intent of your interest I will see what other information we can provide
>> to you. Call me if you like.
>[...]
Waitasec... I was under the impression that if you patented it, you had to
reveal it. That's why RC4 isn't patented (it used to be a trade secret).
- Ian "IANAL yadda yadda"
