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OpenSSL Gets Cryptography Gift From Sun

Posted by timothy on from the curvaceousness dept.

Kataire writes "C|Net posted this story about how Sun Microsystems' has donated 'elliptic curve' encryption technology, (developed by Whitfield Diffie of Diffie-Hellman public key fame) to the OpenSSL project. This potentially means better encryption for lighter-weight systems such as PDAs."

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  1. Great! by mdechene · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I can keep my pesky roommates out of my palms oh-so-full social calendar.

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    1. Re:Great! by Soko · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now I can keep my pesky roommates out of my palms oh-so-full social calendar.

      You mean right now you let *your* palm *date* your friends? Ewww....

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  2. Bush's advisor present, official government suppor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know what that tells us, right?

    The NSA can already crack it. :)

  3. Re:It's not really that surprising by SquadBoy · · Score: 3, Funny

    IMHO Sun because with the new workstations they are making you can get a Sun for the same price or less than a Dell. And *never* underestimate the power of "Geek Cool". And just how cool it is to have a Sun and just how uncool it is to have a Dell. :)

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  4. Double Funny by hendridm · · Score: 2, Funny

    > Now I can keep my pesky roommates out of my palm's oh-so-full social calendar.

    Actually, this can be taken in more than one way, especially since "palm" isn't capitalized.

  5. Sounds like something 'the tick' would say by ocie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well Arthur, it looks like this elipse has come full circle.

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