On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 07:02:44PM +1200, Peter Gutmann wrote:
Len Sassaman <rabbi(_at_)abditum(_dot_)com> writes:
OpenSSL now has ECC in it
That's not certain yet, the licensing terms are such that it can't be used
under the OpenSSL license unless Sun re-release it unencumbered.
Sun has nothing to do with the OpenSSL ECC implementation for GF(p).
ECC over GF(2^m) is due to Sun and is specifically "licensed pursuant
to the OpenSSL open source license". There's an additional covenant
regarding patents, but nothing patent-encumbered should be enabled in
the default configuration (if you want GF(2^m) ECC to be faster, you
can set a compiler switch; in this case you have to accept the Sun
covenant).
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