Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 56858 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2005 22:28:20 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 6 Dec 2005 22:28:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 38185 invoked by uid 500); 6 Dec 2005 22:28:16 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 38134 invoked by uid 500); 6 Dec 2005 22:28:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: dev@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 38123 invoked by uid 99); 6 Dec 2005 22:28:15 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:28:15 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [207.155.252.72] (HELO thunderer.cnchost.com) (207.155.252.72) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:28:15 -0800 Received: from [192.168.0.21] (c-24-13-128-132.hsd1.il.comcast.net [24.13.128.132]) by thunderer.cnchost.com id RAA13428; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 17:27:48 -0500 (EST) [ConcentricHost SMTP Relay 1.17] Errors-To: Message-ID: <43961007.7050202@rowe-clan.net> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 16:26:15 -0600 From: "William A. Rowe, Jr." User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.1.fc3 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dev@httpd.apache.org, openssl-dev@openssl.org Subject: OpenSSL Patents? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Looking at 0.9.8(a) for the official httpd 2.2.0 binary distribution, this includes these (major) new features; Addition of BIGNUM functions for fields GF(2^m) and NIST curves, to support the Elliptic Crypto functions. Major work on Elliptic Crypto; ECDH and ECDSA added, including the use through EVP, X509 and ENGINE. The list of patented methods (therefore not built by the ASF for distribution) remains the same listing RC5, MDC2 and IDEA in the README. But I'm wondering if any of these new Crypto features are known to be protected by patent. Please clarify so I can update our building for win32 document and package the correct binaries for US+International distribution. Bill