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| License to copy and use this software is granted provided that it |
| is identified as the "RSA Data Security, Inc. MD<id> Message-Digest |
| Algorithm" in all material mentioning or referencing this software |
| or this function. |
| |
| License is also granted to make and use derivative works provided |
| that such works are identified as "derived from the RSA Data |
| Security, Inc. MD<id> Message-Digest Algorithm" in all material |
| mentioning or referencing the derived work. |
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| RSA Data Security, Inc. makes no representations concerning either |
| the merchantability of this software or the suitability of this |
| software for any particular purpose. It is provided "as is" |
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| The following was recevied Fenbruary 23,2000 |
| From: "Linn, John" <jlinn@rsasecurity.com> |
| |
| February 19, 2000 |
| |
| The purpose of this memo is to clarify the status of intellectual |
| property rights asserted by RSA Security Inc. ("RSA") in the MD2, MD4 and |
| MD5 message-digest algorithms, which are documented in RFC-1319, RFC-1320, |
| and RFC-1321 respectively. |
| |
| Implementations of these message-digest algorithms, including |
| implementations derived from the reference C code in RFC-1319, RFC-1320, and |
| RFC-1321, may be made, used, and sold without license from RSA for any |
| purpose. |
| |
| No rights other than the ones explicitly set forth above are |
| granted. Further, although RSA grants rights to implement certain |
| algorithms as defined by identified RFCs, including implementations derived |
| from the reference C code in those RFCs, no right to use, copy, sell, or |
| distribute any other implementations of the MD2, MD4, or MD5 message-digest |
| algorithms created, implemented, or distributed by RSA is hereby granted by |
| implication, estoppel, or otherwise. Parties interested in licensing |
| security components and toolkits written by RSA should contact the company |
| to discuss receiving a license. All other questions should be directed to |
| Margaret K. Seif, General Counsel, RSA Security Inc., 36 Crosby Drive, |
| Bedford, Massachusetts 01730. |
| |
| Implementations of the MD2, MD4, or MD5 algorithms may be subject to |
| United States laws and regulations controlling the export of technical data, |
| computer software, laboratory prototypes and other commodities (including |
| the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and the Export Administration Act |
| of 1970). The transfer of certain technical data and commodities may |
| require a license from the cognizant agency of the United States Government. |
| RSA neither represents that a license shall not be required for a particular |
| implementation nor that, if required, one shall be issued. |
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| |
| DISCLAIMER: RSA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AND EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES |
| OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO |
| WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OF |
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, ISSUED OR PENDING, OR THE ABSENCE OF LATENT OR |
| OTHER DEFECTS, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE MD2, MD4, |
| OR MD5 ALGORITHMS. NOTHING IN THIS GRANT OF RIGHTS SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A |
| REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY GIVEN BY RSA THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE |
| ALGORITHM WILL NOT INFRINGE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD |
| PARTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL RSA, ITS TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, |
| PARENTS AND AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF |
| ANY KIND RESULTING FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ALGORITHM, INCLUDING ECONOMIC |
| DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PROPERTY AND LOST PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER RSA |
| SHALL BE ADVISED, SHALL HAVE OTHER REASON TO KNOW, OR IN FACT SHALL KNOW OF |
| THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH INJURY OR DAMAGE. |