Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:20:11 -0000 (GMT) | From | Simon Kenyon <> | Subject | RE: New possible source for cryptographic algorithm |
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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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