Camellia IPR information

[openssl.git] / README

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- OpenSSL 0.9.8-dev XX xxx XXXX
+ OpenSSL 0.9.9-dev XX xxx XXXX
 
  Copyright (c) 1998-2005 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@
         A simple stack.
         A Configuration loader that uses a format similar to MS .ini files.
 
- openssl: 
+ openssl:
      A command line tool that can be used for:
         Creation of RSA, DH and DSA key parameters
-        Creation of X.509 certificates, CSRs and CRLs 
+        Creation of X.509 certificates, CSRs and CRLs
         Calculation of Message Digests
         Encryption and Decryption with Ciphers
         SSL/TLS Client and Server Tests
         Handling of S/MIME signed or encrypted mail
 
-        
+
  PATENTS
  -------
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
  licensing conditions. Their web page is http://www.rsasecurity.com/.
 
  RC4 is a trademark of RSA Security, so use of this label should perhaps
- only be used with RSA Security's permission. 
+ only be used with RSA Security's permission.
 
  The IDEA algorithm is patented by Ascom in Austria, France, Germany, Italy,
  Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the USA.  They
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@
 
  The MDC2 algorithm is patented by IBM.
 
+ NTT and Mitsubishi have patents and pending patents on the Camellia
+ algorithm, but allow use at no charge without requiring an explicit
+ licensing agreement: http://info.isl.ntt.co.jp/crypt/eng/info/chiteki.html
+
  INSTALLATION
  ------------
 
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@
  or application author.  We try to collect those in doc/PROBLEMS, with current
  thoughts on how they should be solved in a future of OpenSSL.
 
- SUPPORT 
+ SUPPORT
  -------
 
  If you have any problems with OpenSSL then please take the following steps
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     - Download the current snapshot from ftp://ftp.openssl.org/snapshot/
       to see if the problem has already been addressed
     - Remove ASM versions of libraries
-    - Remove compiler optimisation flags 
+    - Remove compiler optimisation flags
 
  If you wish to report a bug then please include the following information in
  any bug report:
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@
     - Stack Traceback (if the application dumps core)
 
  Report the bug to the OpenSSL project via the Request Tracker
- (http://www.openssl.org/rt2.html) by mail to:
+ (http://www.openssl.org/support/rt2.html) by mail to:
 
     openssl-bugs@openssl.org