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SubjectRE: New possible source for cryptographic algorithm
On 15-Jan-99 Billy Harvey wrote:
> A young lady in Ireland has developed a cryptographic algorithm that
> at first look provides significantly better speed than RSA. She is
> thinking of releasing the algorithm under open source. The article
> seems relevant to the kernel due to the recent discussions of
> cryptographic hooks. An open source algorithm would be well accepted
> by many users of Linux.

bruce schneier says leave it alone for 5 years
that's good enough for me

on the other hand - michael purser (who according to the reports gave her the
idea) was my supervisor at university. he is quite a clever bloke and baltimore,
where she did the work, specialises in crypto software,
--
simon

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