- From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 04:29:08 -0400
- To: Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren@telia.com>
- Cc: GALINDO Virginie <Virginie.GALINDO@gemalto.com>, "public-webcrypto-comments@w3.org" <public-webcrypto-comments@w3.org>
On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 3:50 AM, Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren@telia.com> wrote: > On 2013-03-31 23:44, GALINDO Virginie wrote: >> I am here, but I am not representing GP but gemalto :) > ... > The following _might_ be of some interest. As you know I have been working > with a web-based security object [*] provisioning and management system > for quite some time. As I have been told, it probably violates a bunch > of mainly US patents. That US patents represent a major inhibitor to > progress is verified by the fact that Mozilla doesn't dare adding ECC > support to Firefox. Has Mozilla considered sublicensing ECC algorithms from the NSA? From http://www.nsa.gov/ia/programs/suiteb_cryptography/index.shtml <quote> A key aspect of Suite B Cryptography is its use of elliptic curve technology instead of classic public key technology. In order to facilitate adoption of Suite B by industry, NSA has licensed the rights to 26 patents held by Certicom, Inc. covering a variety of elliptic curve technology. Under the license, NSA has the right to grant a sublicense to vendors building certain types of products or components that can be used for protecting national security information. Click here to view a sample license. Click for more information www.nsa.gov/ia/contacts/index.shtml </quote> WebCryto might consider attempting to license if needed. Jeff
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