From c5ee394b58b819a03b3ee91ce68d591058e0eb3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 12:50:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add NSA sublicense info. --- README.ECC | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.ECC diff --git a/README.ECC b/README.ECC new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fa3cad7aa7 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.ECC @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +NOTE: The OpenSSL Software Foundation has executed a sublicense agreement +entitled "Elliptic Curve Cryptography Patent License Agreement" with the +National Security Agency/ Central Security Service Commercial Solutions +Center (NCSC) dated 2010-11-04. That agreement permits implementation and +distribution of software containing features covered by any or all of the +following patents: + +1.) U.S. Pat. No. 5,761,305 entitled "Key Agreement and Transport Protocol + with Implicit Signatures" issued on June 2, 1998; +2.) Can. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 2176972 entitled "Key Agreement and Transport + Protocol with Implicit Signature and Reduced Bandwidth" filed on May + 16, 1996; +3.) U.S. Pat. No. 5,889,865 entitled "Key Agreement and Transport Protocol + with Implicit Signatures" issued on March 30, 1999; +4.) U.S. Pat. No. 5,896,455 entitled "Key Agreement and Transport Protocol + with Implicit Signatures" issued on April 20, 1999; +5.) U.S. Pat. No. 5,933,504 entitled "Strengthened Public Key Protocol" + issued on August 3, 1999; +6.) Can. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 2176866 entitled "Strengthened Public Key + Protocol" filed on May 17, 1996; +7.) E.P. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 96201322.3 entitled "Strengthened Public Key + Protocol" filed on May 17, 1996; +8.) U.S. Pat. No. 5,999,626 entitled "Digital Signatures on a Smartcard" + issued on December 7, 1999; +9.) Can. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 2202566 entitled "Digital Signatures on a + Smartcard" filed on April 14, 1997; +10.) E.P. Pat. Appl. No. 97106114.8 entitled "Digital Signatures on a + Smartcard" filed on April 15, 1997; +11.) U.S Pat. No. 6,122,736 entitled "Key Agreement and Transport Protocol + with Implicit Signatures" issued on September 19, 2000; +12.) Can. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 2174261 entitled "Key Agreement and Transport + Protocol with Implicit Signatures" filed on April 16, 1996; +13.) E.P. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 96105920.1 entitled "Key Agreement and + Transport Protocol with Implicit Signatures" filed on April 16, 1996; +14.) U.S. Pat. No. 6,141,420 entitled "Elliptic Curve Encryption Systems" + issued on October 31, 2000; +15.) Can. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 2155038 entitled "Elliptic Curve Encryption + Systems" filed on July 31, 1995; +16.) E.P. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 95926348.4 entitled "Elliptic Curve Encryption + Systems" filed on July 31, 1995; +17.) U.S. Pat. No. 6,336,188 entitled "Authenticated Key Agreement" issued + on January 1, 2002; +18.) U.S. Pat. No. 6,487,661 entitled "Key Agreement and Transport Protocol" + issued on November 26, 2002; +19.) Can. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 2174260 entitled "Key Agreement and Transport + Protocol" filed on April 16, 1996; +20.) E.P. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 96105921.9 entitled "Key Agreement and + Transport Protocol" filed on April 21, 1996; +21.) U.S. Pat. No. 6,563,928 entitled "Strengthened Public Key Protocol" + issued on May 13, 2003; +22.) U.S. Pat. No. 6,618,483 entitled "Elliptic Curve Encryption Systems" + issued September 9, 2003; +23.) U.S. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 09/434,247 entitled "Digital Signatures on a + Smartcard" filed on November 5, 1999; +24.) U.S. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 09/558,256 entitled "Key Agreement and + Transport Protocol with Implicit Signatures" filed on April 25, 2000; +25.) U.S. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 09/942,492 entitled "Digital Signatures on a + Smartcard" filed on August 29, 2001 and published on July 18, 2002; and, +26.) U.S. Pat. Appl. Ser. No. 10/185,735 entitled "Strengthened Public Key + Protocol" filed on July 1, 2000. + -- 2.34.1