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From: Florian Weimer <Florian.Weimer@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.DE>
Subject: Re: RSA implementation?
Date: 2000/10/23
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"Thierry Lelegard" <thierry.lelegard@canal-plus.fr> writes:

> > Is there any GPL compatible Ada code out there that anyone knows of, that can
> > do RSA encryption?
> 
> Isn't there a software patent from RSA Data Security Inc. for RSA
> encryption? If this is true, there should not be any GPL implementation.

The patent expired last month.

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