Re: GlobalPlatform Trusted User Interface spec

On 2013-04-01 10:29, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> 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.

There seems to be two lawyers for every engineer in the US:
http://www.strikeforcetech.com/pdf/SFOR-OOB-Patent-Litigation-032713.pdf

My guess is that the US will remain at its current position regarding
strong authentication for consumers, i, e, at the _absolute_bottom_.

Anders

> 
> Jeff
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Received on Monday, 1 April 2013 08:49:55 UTC