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Re: SEAL cipher info requested (something actually list related!)



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Christopher Allen wrote:
> What I am seeking is more than what is in the book:
> 
>   * are there are any links on the web to SEAL?

I tried skimming the web and found little relevant info.

[..]
>   * has anyone currently licensed it?

I have heard through the grapevine that Richard Mark's version of 
UUENCODE implements SEAL.

>   * should we be (the community) be looking at SEAL
>     for standards (say as an alternative to RC4?)?

RC4 is not patented, and AFAIK RSA is not actively seeking royalties etc. 
for using it. SEAL is patented/patent pending.
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