The RSA algorithm is patented in the US, but will expire 9/2000. In the meantime, you must build against the RSA Reference (RSAREF) libraries. The majority of this debacle is explained at the following locations (and many others): The "COPYING" document in the ssh source code. http://www.homeport.org/~adam/crypto/rsaref.phtml http://www.openssh.com/faq.html http://www.rsasecurity.com/ Peter Lukas On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Troy A. Johnson wrote: > Is it illegal to use the RSA reference implementation? I honestly > thought that that was why 'ssh' packages had a US and an International > version. Isn't it possible to make secure shell without using RSA? I'm > not saying they did these things, or that their products are not illegal > here, I am just asking the questions. > > Chris Schumann wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Mike mentioned rolling out SSH and X client software for windows. Since > > most commercial applications have their own installers, I'm curious > > about the need for an installer at all, unless it's to install multiple > > packages at one go. > > > > Also, I did some hard looking at SSH clients and found only one that was > > licensed by RSA, and the others either mentioned that they may not be > > legal to use in the US, or seemed completely ignorant that they may be > > publishing illegal software. (And yes, I know that key RSA patents > > expire on September 1.) > > > > Mike and others, I'd appreciate any information you could provide on > > your choice of SSH client and why you chose it/them. > > > > Many thanks, > > Chris Schumann > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > -- > Troy Johnson mailto:john1536 at tc.umn.edu http://umn.edu/~john1536/ > ...Virtually never are murderers the ordinary, law-abiding people > against whom gun bans are aimed. Almost without exception, murderers > are extreme aberrants with lifelong histories of crime, substance > abuse, psychopathology, mental retardation and/or irrational violence > against those around them, as well as other hazardous behavior, e.g., > automobile and gun accidents." > -- Don B. Kates, writing on statistical patterns in gun crime > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org