Certicom IP Statement Regarding IKE

[chris stillson <stillson@cardholder.eng.sun.com>]

This doesn't currently apply to us, just to future use of elliptic
curve crypto in our IKE....

Russ Housley writes:
 > Dear IPsec WG:
 > 
 > The attached note was just sent to statements@ietf.org, and it should 
 > appear on the IPR web page shortly.
 > 
 > Russ
 > 
 > = = = = = = = = = =
 > 
 > Dear Sir or Madam:
 > 
 > We wish to advise the IETF that Certicom believes it has rights
 > under patents and pending applications that relate to RFC 3526
 > "More Modular Exponential (MODP) Diffie-Hellman Groups for
 > Internet Key Exchange (IKE)", RFC 2409 "Internet Key Exchange",
 > Internet Draft (draft-ietf-ipsec-ikev2-12.txt) "Internet Key
 > Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol" and other IETF specifications using
 > MODP Groups (individually and collectively the "IKE
 > Specifications").  The applicable patents and applications
 > include, but are not limited to, US Patents #5,933,504,
 > #6,563,928, #6,078,667, #6,178,507, #6,195,433, US Patent
 > Application Publications #2001/0014153, #2002/0090085,
 > #2001/0021256, and any corresponding foreign applications.
 > 
 > Certicom will, upon written request, provide a nonexclusive,
 > royalty-free patent license, with reasonable terms and
 > conditions, under those patents issued to Certicom that contain
 > claims essential to the IKE Specifications and for which
 > Certicom is able to provide patent licenses, within the limited
 > field of use of MODP public key cryptography implemented using
 > the well known Groups 1 and 2 as defined in RFC 2409. This
 > patent license is available to all entities willing to grant
 > Certicom a reciprocal license.
 > 
 > Any party wishing to request a patent license should write to:
 > 
 > Tony Rosati
 > VP of Intellectual Property & Licensing
 > Certicom Corp.
 > 5520 Explorer Drive, 4th Floor
 > Mississauga, ON L4W 5L1
 > Tel:(613) 254-9265
 > 
 > email: trosati@certicom.com
 > 

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chris stillson
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