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deraadt 24 years ago
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.\" $OpenBSD: arc4random.3,v 1.14 2000/04/18 02:31:34 aaron Exp $
.\" $OpenBSD: arc4random.3,v 1.15 2000/04/28 21:02:55 deraadt Exp $
.\" .\"
.\" Copyright 1997 Niels Provos <provos@physnet.uni-hamburg.de> .\" Copyright 1997 Niels Provos <provos@physnet.uni-hamburg.de>
.\" All rights reserved. .\" All rights reserved.
@ -72,14 +72,15 @@ automatically initializes itself.
.Xr rand48 3 , .Xr rand48 3 ,
.Xr random 3 .Xr random 3
.Sh HISTORY .Sh HISTORY
An algorithm call
An algorithm called
.Pa RC4 .Pa RC4
was designed by RSA Data Security, Inc. was designed by RSA Data Security, Inc.
It was considered a trade secret, but not trademarked. It was considered a trade secret, but not trademarked.
A clone of this was posted anonymously to the USENET and was confirmed to
Because it was a trade secret, it obviously could not be patented.
A clone of this was posted anonymously to USENET and confirmed to
be equivalent by several sources who had access to the original cipher. be equivalent by several sources who had access to the original cipher.
Because of the trade secret situation, RSA Data Security, Inc. can do Because of the trade secret situation, RSA Data Security, Inc. can do
nothing about the situation.
nothing about the release of the ARC4 algorithm.
Since Since
.Pa RC4 .Pa RC4
used to be a trade secret, the cipher is now referred to as used to be a trade secret, the cipher is now referred to as


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