RSA public key encryption made public domain and RC5 faq

[DJ_D]

RSA Security, Inc. made their famous RSA public key encryption public domain today. Their patent was going to expire on Sept 20. You can read about it at http://www.rsasecurity.com

Also I was browsing through their web site, and I found a RC5 faq, which had some interesting info.



<< The number of rounds can range from 0 to 255, while the key can range from 0 bits to 2040 bits in size. >>



When is D.Net going to start RC5-2040? Here is the RC5 faq http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/faq/3-6-4.html

 

[DJ_D]

I was broswing through RFC's today looking for info on MIME, and I found that RFC 2040 is a description of the RC5 algorithm. How weird. I would never have looked for info on RC5 in a RFC. Anyway I've always been curious how the algorithm works, but never curious enough to activly search for it. I might read this RFC sometime, but its not real light reading. Here is a link to a copy of the RFC http://freesoft.org/CIE/RFC/Orig/rfc2040.txt

That's twice today I've come across RC5 info without even looking for it. It might be a sign...