Chinese WAPI protocol?

On 6/14/06, Ben Pfaff <blpcs.stanford.edu> wrote:
> David Wagner <dawcs.berkeley.edu> writes:
>
> > The specification is secret and confidential.  It
uses the SMS4
> > block cipher, which is secret and patented. [*]
>
> "Secret" and "patented" are
mutually exclusive.
> --
> Ben Pfaff

For the uspto, yes. For sipo, not necessarily.

Back on topic, for the original fast track proposal, and
then the
Chinese followup to the rejection, see the following two
links

Proposal
https://committees.standards.org.au/
COMMITTEES/I-000/X0001/JTC001-N-7904.pdf

Follow up
http://wapi.org.cn/doc/Anal
ysis%20and%20Rejection%20of%20WAPI%20Ballot%20Comments.pdf



Mike

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