[openssl-dev] OCB patent stuff

david.lloyd at fsmail.net david.lloyd at fsmail.net
Tue Jan 27 12:02:44 UTC 2015


Hi,

Quick note about this (or could you refer me to the discussion that I missed).  Although I have no problems with explicitly patented code being included with OpenSSL, shouldn't the default for such code be "off" with an explicit "enable-ocb"?

Added support for OCB mode. OpenSSL has been granted a patent license
     compatible with the OpenSSL license for use of OCB. Details are available
     at https://www.openssl.org/docs/misc/OCB-patent-grant-OpenSSL.pdf. Support
     for OCB can be removed by calling config with no-ocb.
     [Matt Caswell]

Thanks!




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