RSA support

[Wesley J Landaker]

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On Sunday 29 October 2000  5:37am, Florian Weimer wrote:
> Jiejun Kong <jkong@CS.UCLA.EDU> writes:
> > gpg: protection algorithm 1 is not supported
>
> This is IDEA. You have to obtain a license for the IDEA patent and
> install the corresponding GnuPG module.

Actually, the license for IDEA isn't really as restrictive as soft
people have made it sound. IDEA is completely free and doesn't require
a license for any personal, education, or non-profit use. The only time
it requires a license is when it's being used for commerical purposes
or by commercial entities.

Of course, it's still better to use a *completely* free algorithm
that's just as secure (TripleDES or Blowfish should do the trick), but
the idea that you have to obtain a license before you install IDEA is
false, unless you're planning on using it for commerical purposes.

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Wesley J. Landaker - wjl@mindless.com           ICQ# 17241646
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