On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Rathi, Dinesh wrote:

> I am using openssl library with curl for https urls. Now I am not clear if I
> need the patented parts of openssl (i.e. MDC2, RC5 or IDEA algorithms) to
> make https calls. Any information would be useful.

You should direct this question to the OpenSSL team, as your asking about
specific parts of their library. SSL servers/connections can request and use
different algorithms, and I assume that some will require this algorithms but
others will not. But I am not an expert on this and I might be wrong.

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