Author: Adam Back 2014-03-21 12:25:42
Published on: 2014-03-21T12:25:42+00:00
The context of the discussion revolves around Certicom ECC patents which are not being used widely. Bernstein, in his statement, calls it patent Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) due to the fact that the patents have already expired and there is a solid prior art available. In addition to this, Mike Hearn suggests that RIM has been telling CA's to pay high amounts for these patents which is why most certificates still use RSA.
Updated on: 2023-06-08T00:59:07.611759+00:00