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diff --git a/README.PATENTS b/README.PATENTS new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1e09003ec7 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.PATENTS @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +RSA Data Security holds software patents on the RSA and RC5 algorithms. +If there ciphers are used used inside the USA (and Japan?), you must contact +RSA Data Security for licencing conditions. Their web page is +http://www.rsa.com + +RC4 is a trademark of RSA Data Security, so use of this label should perhaps +only me used with RSA Data Security's permission. + +The IDEA algorithm is patented by Ascom in Austria, France, Germany, +Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the USA. +They should be contacted if that algorithm is to be used, their web page is +http://www.ascom.ch + |