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15 | 15 | /** |
16 | 16 | * An implementation of <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7253">RFC 7253 on The OCB |
17 | | - * Authenticated-Encryption Algorithm</a>, licensed per: |
| 17 | + * Authenticated-Encryption Algorithm</a>. For those still concerned about the original patents |
| 18 | + * around this, please see: |
18 | 19 | * <p> |
19 | | - * <blockquote> <a href="https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/ocb/license1.pdf">License for |
20 | | - * Open-Source Software Implementations of OCB</a> (Jan 9, 2013) — “License 1” <br> |
21 | | - * Under this license, you are authorized to make, use, and distribute open-source software |
22 | | - * implementations of OCB. This license terminates for you if you sue someone over their open-source |
23 | | - * software implementation of OCB claiming that you have a patent covering their implementation. |
24 | | - * <p> |
25 | | - * This is a non-binding summary of a legal document (the link above). The parameters of the license |
26 | | - * are specified in the license document and that document is controlling. </blockquote> |
| 20 | + * https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/cfrg/qLTveWOdTJcLn4HP3ev-vrj05Vg/ |
| 21 | + * </p> |
| 22 | + * Text reproduced below. |
| 23 | + * <blockquote> |
| 24 | + * Phillip Rogaway <[email protected]> Sat, 27 February 2021 02:46 UTCShow header |
| 25 | + * |
| 26 | + * I can confirm that I have abandoned all OCB patents |
| 27 | + * and placed into the public domain all OCB-related IP of mine. |
| 28 | + * While I have been telling people this for quite some time, I don't |
| 29 | + * think I ever made a proper announcement to the CFRG or on the |
| 30 | + * OCB webpage. Consider that done. |
| 31 | + * </blockquote> |
27 | 32 | */ |
28 | 33 | public class OCBBlockCipher |
29 | 34 | implements AEADBlockCipher |
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