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Re: Graph isomorphism based PK cryptosystems?

To: Jay Prime Positive <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Graph isomorphism based PK cryptosystems?
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 07:44:16 -0400
Cc: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 24 May 1994 21:51:00 PDT." <m0q6AwJ-0003pXC@jpplap>
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Jay Prime Positive says:
> I only worry that if I publish, it could be patented.  And I don't
> want the algorithm to end up in the hands of the software patent
> folks.  Especially if they will be making money off it, and I wont.

If you publish, only you could patent it. There is only danger if you
don't publish, in which case others can independently make the same
discovery and patent it.

Perry

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