rsa 1024 bit?

[Johan Wevers]

Jean-Francois wrote:

> Yes but you should buy a license to use this part of the code, becasue
> IDEA is patented.
 
Not that I care much about such patents, but I thought that software patents
are not possible in Europe. I recently signed an on-line petition against a
proposal from the EU that would make them possible. Can someone with more
juridical knowledge than I have please explain how it is possible to patent
IDEA in Europe?

Werner Koch wrote:

>I never forget IDEA.  But using the module available from the FTP
>server would infringe on the patent in most countries.  Therefore it
>is not usable for most folks.

I really doubt most folks care.

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