Re: CAST (and random AES chatter)

Julian Assange (proff@iq.org)
20 Jul 1998 21:05:26 +1000

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"Kriston J. Rehberg" <kriston@ibm.net> writes:

> I agree with Bruce; RC6 and Twofish, since they are modified and
> extended versions of RC5 and Blowfish respectively, are based on
> seemingly-sound algorithms that are simple enough for most of us to
> understand at least part of them.
>
> Well, for me, they are.

Can someone tell me what the patent situation is with RC6, given that
RC5 is patented?

Cheers,
Julian.

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