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I asked Phil Rogaway in person about OCB mode and he said it's free and usable for all nonmilitary uses, even for businesses. For more info about the specific l
by swordswinger12 13y ago
I asked Phil Rogaway in person about OCB mode and he said it's free and usable for all nonmilitary uses, even for businesses. For more info about the specific license you can email him personally, he's a really nice and helpful dude.
- tptacek 13y agoYou can also read the license for OCB to confirm this: http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/ocb/license.htm http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/ocb/license.htm OCB is neat; unfortunately, the patent means it's also become exotic. Lesser authenticated encryption have also become absurdly fast. Also: I dispute the idea that OCB is easier to understand than GCM.