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        !             2:                          General Information
        !             3: 
        !             4:                            RSA Laboratories
        !             5:                         Revised March 25, 1994
        !             6: 
        !             7:                              Version 2.0
        !             8: 
        !             9: This document copyright (C) 1994 RSA Laboratories, a division of RSA
        !            10: Data Security, Inc. License is granted to reproduce, copy, post, or
        !            11: distribute in any manner, provided this document is kept intact and
        !            12: no modifications, deletions, or additions are made.
        !            13: 
        !            14: 
        !            15: WHAT IS IT?
        !            16: 
        !            17: The name "RSAREF" means "RSA reference." RSA Laboratories intends
        !            18: RSAREF to serve as a portable, educational, reference implementation
        !            19: of cryptography.
        !            20: 
        !            21: RSAREF supports the following algorithms:
        !            22: 
        !            23:      o    RSA encryption and key generation, as defined by RSA
        !            24:           Laboratories' Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
        !            25: 
        !            26:      o    MD2 and MD5 message digests
        !            27: 
        !            28:      o    DES (Data Encryption Standard) in cipher-block chaining mode
        !            29: 
        !            30:      o    Diffie-Hellman key agreement
        !            31: 
        !            32:      o    DESX, RSA Data Security's efficient, secure DES enhancement
        !            33: 
        !            34:      o    Triple-DES, for added security with three DES operations
        !            35: 
        !            36: Version 2.0 offers three other improvements over RSAREF 1.0: the
        !            37: ability to process messages of arbitrary length in parts; the option
        !            38: to process either binary data, or data encoded in printable ASCII;
        !            39: and support for encrypting messages for more than one recipient.
        !            40: 
        !            41: RSAREF is written in the C programming language as a library that can
        !            42: be called from an application program. A simple Internet Privacy-
        !            43: Enhanced Mail (PEM) implementation can be built directly on top of
        !            44: RSAREF, together with message parsing and formatting routines and
        !            45: certificate-management routines. RSAREF is distributed with a
        !            46: demonstration program that shows how one might build such an
        !            47: implementation.
        !            48: 
        !            49: 
        !            50: WHAT YOU CAN (AND CANNOT) DO WITH RSAREF
        !            51: 
        !            52: The RSAREF license agreement gives legal terms and conditions. Here's
        !            53: the layman's interpretation, for information only and with no legal
        !            54: weight:
        !            55: 
        !            56:      1.   You can use RSAREF for any purpose, as long as you follow
        !            57:           the interface described in the RSAREF documentation. You
        !            58:           can't sell RSAREF or provide a service of any type, where
        !            59:           you charge in any way. You can use RSAREF in a commercial
        !            60:           facility.
        !            61: 
        !            62:           For information on commercial licenses of RSAREF-compatible
        !            63:           products, please contact RSA Data Security. (Special
        !            64:           arrangements are available for educational institutions and
        !            65:           non-profit organizations.)
        !            66: 
        !            67:      2.   You can give others RSAREF and programs that interface to
        !            68:           RSAREF, under the same terms and conditions as your RSAREF
        !            69:           license.
        !            70: 
        !            71:      3.   You can modify RSAREF as required to port it to other
        !            72:           operating systems and compilers, or to improve its
        !            73:           performance, as long as you give a copy of the results to
        !            74:           RSA Laboratories. Other changes require written consent.
        !            75: 
        !            76:      4.   You can't send RSAREF outside the United States or Canada, or
        !            77:           give it to anyone who is not a U.S. or Canadian citizen and
        !            78:           doesn't have a U.S. "green card." (These are U.S. State and
        !            79:           Commerce Department requirements, because RSA and DES are
        !            80:           export-controlled technologies.)
        !            81: 
        !            82: 
        !            83: HOW TO GET IT
        !            84: 
        !            85: To obtain RSAREF, read the RSAREF license agreement and return a copy
        !            86: of the following paragraph by electronic mail to
        !            87: <[email protected]>:
        !            88: 
        !            89:      I acknowledge that I have read the RSAREF Program License
        !            90:      Agreement and understand and agree to be bound by its terms and
        !            91:      conditions, including without limitation its restrictions on
        !            92:      foreign reshipment of the Program and information related to the
        !            93:      Program. The electronic mail address to which I am requesting
        !            94:      that the program be transmitted is located in the United States
        !            95:      of America or Canada and I am a United States citizen, a Canadian
        !            96:      citizen, or a permanent resident of the United States. The RSAREF
        !            97:      Program License Agreement is the complete and exclusive agreement
        !            98:      between RSA Laboratories and me relating to the Program, and
        !            99:      supersedes any proposal or prior agreement, oral or written, and
        !           100:      any other communications between RSA Laboratories and me relating
        !           101:      to the Program.
        !           102: 
        !           103: RSAREF is distributed by electronic mail in UNIX(TM) "uuencoded",
        !           104: compressed TAR format. When you receive it, store the contents of the
        !           105: message in a file, and run your operating system's "uudecode",
        !           106: "uncompress" and TAR programs.  For example, suppose you store the
        !           107: contents of your message in the file 'contents'. You would run the
        !           108: commands:
        !           109: 
        !           110:      uudecode contents             # produces rsaref.tar.Z
        !           111:      uncompress rsaref.tar.Z       # produces rsaref.tar
        !           112:      tar xvf rsaref.tar
        !           113: 
        !           114: You can also get a "uuencoded" PKZIP(TM) version of RSAREF. Just ask
        !           115: for the ZIP file when you return the acknowledgment.
        !           116: 
        !           117: RSAREF includes about 60 files organized into the following
        !           118: subdirectories:
        !           119: 
        !           120:      doc       documentation
        !           121:      install   makefiles for various operating systems
        !           122:      rdemo     demonstration programs and test scripts
        !           123:      source    source code and include files
        !           124: 
        !           125: RSAREF is also available via anonymous FTP to 'rsa.com'. Along with
        !           126: RSAREF you can get RIPEM, Mark Riordan's RSAREF-based privacy-enhanced
        !           127: mail application, and an Emacs command interface to RIPEM. See the
        !           128: file 'README' in the FTP directory 'rsaref' for more information.
        !           129: 
        !           130: 
        !           131: USERS' GROUP
        !           132: 
        !           133: RSA Laboratories maintains the electronic-mail users' group
        !           134: <[email protected]> for discussion of RSAREF applications, bug
        !           135: fixes, etc. To join the users' group, send electronic mail to
        !           136: <[email protected]>.
        !           137: 
        !           138: 
        !           139: REGISTRATION
        !           140: 
        !           141: RSAREF users who register with RSA Laboratories are entitled to free
        !           142: RSAREF upgrades and bug fixes as soon as they become available and a
        !           143: 50% discount on selected RSA Data Security products. To register,
        !           144: send your name, address, and telephone number to
        !           145: <[email protected]>.
        !           146: 
        !           147: 
        !           148: PUBLIC-KEY CERTIFICATION
        !           149: 
        !           150: RSA Data Security offers public-key certification services conforming
        !           151: to PEM standards. For more information, please send electronic mail
        !           152: to <[email protected]>.
        !           153: 
        !           154: 
        !           155: PKCS: PUBLIC-KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY STANDARDS
        !           156: 
        !           157: To obtain copies of RSA Laboratories' Public-Key Cryptography
        !           158: Standards (PKCS), send electronic mail to <[email protected]>.
        !           159: 
        !           160: 
        !           161: OTHER QUESTIONS
        !           162: 
        !           163: If you have questions on RSAREF software, licenses, export
        !           164: restrictions, or other RSA Laboratories offerings, send electronic
        !           165: mail to <[email protected]>.
        !           166: 
        !           167: 
        !           168: AUTHORS
        !           169: 
        !           170: RSAREF is written and maintained by RSA Laboratories with assistance
        !           171: from RSA Data Security's software engineers. The DES code was written
        !           172: by Richard Outerbridge, with help from Phil Karn and Dan Hoey. Jim
        !           173: Hwang of Stanford wrote parts of the arithmetic code under contract
        !           174: to RSA Laboratories.
        !           175: 
        !           176: 
        !           177: ABOUT RSA LABORATORIES
        !           178: 
        !           179: RSA Laboratories is the research and development division of RSA Data
        !           180: Security, Inc., the company founded by the inventors of the RSA
        !           181: public-key cryptosystem. RSA Laboratories reviews, designs and
        !           182: implements secure and efficient cryptosystems of all kinds. Its
        !           183: clients include government agencies, telecommunications companies,
        !           184: computer manufacturers, software developers, cable TV broadcasters,
        !           185: interactive video manufacturers, and satellite broadcast companies,
        !           186: among others.
        !           187: 
        !           188: RSA Laboratories draws upon the talents of the following people:
        !           189: 
        !           190: Len Adleman, distinguished associate - Ph.D., University of
        !           191:   California, Berkeley; Henry Salvatori professor of computer
        !           192:   science at University of Southern California; co-inventor of
        !           193:   RSA public-key cryptosystem; co-founder of RSA Data Security, Inc.
        !           194: 
        !           195: Taher Elgamal, senior associate - Ph.D., Stanford University;
        !           196:   inventor of Elgamal public-key cryptosystem based on discrete
        !           197:   logarithms
        !           198: 
        !           199: Martin Hellman, distinguished associate - Ph.D., Stanford University;
        !           200:   professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University;
        !           201:   co-inventor of public-key cryptography, exponential key exchange;
        !           202:   IEEE fellow; IEEE Centennial Medal recipient
        !           203: 
        !           204: Burt Kaliski, chief scientist - Ph.D., MIT; former visiting assistant
        !           205:   professor at Rochester Institute of Technology;  editor of Public-Key
        !           206:   Cryptography Standards; general chair of CRYPTO '91
        !           207: 
        !           208: Cetin Koc, associate - Ph.D., University of California, Santa
        !           209:   Barbara; assistant professor at Oregon State University
        !           210:  
        !           211: Ron Rivest, distinguished associate - Ph.D., Stanford University;
        !           212:   professor of computer science at MIT; co-inventor of RSA public-key
        !           213:   cryptosystem; co-founder of RSA Data Security, Inc.; member of
        !           214:   National Academy of Engineering; director of International
        !           215:   Association for Cryptologic Research; program co-chair of ASIACRYPT
        !           216:   '91
        !           217: 
        !           218: Matt Robshaw, research scientist - Ph.D., University of London; member
        !           219:   of EUROCRYPT '91 organizing committee
        !           220: 
        !           221: RSA Laboratories seeks the talents of other people as well. If you're
        !           222: interested, please write or call.
        !           223: 
        !           224: 
        !           225: ADDRESSES
        !           226: 
        !           227: RSA Laboratories                   RSA Data Security, Inc.
        !           228: 100 Marine Parkway                 100 Marine Parkway
        !           229: Redwood City, CA  94065            Redwood City, CA  94065
        !           230: 
        !           231: (415) 595-7703                     (415) 595-8782
        !           232: (415) 595-4126 (fax)               (415) 595-1873 (fax)
        !           233: 
        !           234: PKCS, RSAREF and RSA Laboratories are trademarks of RSA Data
        !           235: Security, Inc. All other company names and trademarks are not.

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