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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: openssl-1.0.2g-3


Hi,

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Corinna Vinschen
<corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
>
> I've updated the version of OpenSSL to 1.0.2g-3.
>
> This version enables the IDEA and RC5 crypto ciphers.  The IDEA patent
> expired in 2012 (and should have been added long ago), the RC5 patent
> expired in November 2015.

Do we really need those? OpenSSL is already full of bugs and enabling
these obscure ciphers might open new can of bugs.

Regards,
ismail

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