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authorPeter Dettman <peter.dettman@bouncycastle.org>2018-07-15 14:18:14 +0700
committerPeter Dettman <peter.dettman@bouncycastle.org>2018-07-15 14:18:14 +0700
commit9a5c191b687d8dc522555c7c02b1dd0ea2204e3f (patch)
treee555ce0f8bad77316773c1104c7c66487f169337 /crypto
parentEC-related updates from bc-java (diff)
downloadBouncyCastle.NET-ed25519-9a5c191b687d8dc522555c7c02b1dd0ea2204e3f.tar.xz
IDEA: Update patent information
Diffstat (limited to 'crypto')
-rw-r--r--crypto/src/crypto/engines/IdeaEngine.cs16
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/src/crypto/engines/IdeaEngine.cs b/crypto/src/crypto/engines/IdeaEngine.cs
index 18a151c93..6c0379174 100644
--- a/crypto/src/crypto/engines/IdeaEngine.cs
+++ b/crypto/src/crypto/engines/IdeaEngine.cs
@@ -9,24 +9,14 @@ namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Engines
     * A class that provides a basic International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA) engine.
     * <p>
     * This implementation is based on the "HOWTO: INTERNATIONAL DATA ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM"
-    * implementation summary by Fauzan Mirza (F.U.Mirza@sheffield.ac.uk). (baring 1 typo at the
-    * end of the mulinv function!).
+    * implementation summary by Fauzan Mirza (F.U.Mirza@sheffield.ac.uk). (barring 1 typo at the
+    * end of the MulInv function!).
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * It can be found at ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/crypt/cryptography/symmetric/idea/
     * </p>
     * <p>
-    * Note 1: This algorithm is patented in the USA, Japan, and Europe including
-    * at least Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
-    * and the United Kingdom. Non-commercial use is free, however any commercial
-    * products are liable for royalties. Please see
-    * <a href="http://www.mediacrypt.com">www.mediacrypt.com</a> for
-    * further details. This announcement has been included at the request of
-    * the patent holders.
-    * </p>
-    * <p>
-    * Note 2: Due to the requests concerning the above, this algorithm is now only
-    * included in the extended assembly. It is not included in the default distributions.
+    * Note: This algorithm was patented in the USA, Japan and Europe. These patents expired in 2011/2012.
     * </p>
     */
     public class IdeaEngine