BTW, I am a research assistant for Professor Michael Rabin at Harvard. I think Slashdot editors have the responsibility for making the correction!
Most people seem to know RSA names well but the IDA algorithm in this article is not related to RSA. So their comments on what R in RSA stands for can misguide the readers!
Some mentioned Apple is interested in Intel DRM technology; however, this is not true at all because the whole Intel DRM rumor is not true.
The following is what Don Whiteside, the VP of Technical Policy & Standards in Intel Corporation, responded to the inquiry of Prof. David Wagner in UC Berkeley.
The article grossly misrepresents the discussion that occurred. The
rights management technology referred to in the article was not a secret
DRM from Intel, but the DTCP-IP technology publicly offered by the 5C
Entity; which Intel is a Founder. Intel believes that the DTCP-IP
technology is an important element in enabling protected transport of
compressed content within the home network, and we continue to promote
DTCP-IP for this application which enables greater consumer flexibility
& use of premium entertainment content.
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BTW, I am a research assistant for Professor Michael Rabin at Harvard. I think Slashdot editors have the responsibility for making the correction!
Most people seem to know RSA names well but the IDA algorithm in this article is not related to RSA. So their comments on what R in RSA stands for can misguide the readers!
Facts:
1) Information dispersal algorithm (IDA) was invented by Professor Michael Rabin at Harvard. IDA is an algorithm for distributed storage.
2) R in RSA stands for Professor Ronald Rivest at MIT. This article has nothing to do with RSA.
Some mentioned Apple is interested in Intel DRM technology; however, this is not true at all because the whole Intel DRM rumor is not true.
The following is what Don Whiteside, the VP of Technical Policy & Standards in Intel Corporation, responded to the inquiry of Prof. David Wagner in UC Berkeley.
The article grossly misrepresents the discussion that occurred. The rights management technology referred to in the article was not a secret DRM from Intel, but the DTCP-IP technology publicly offered by the 5C Entity; which Intel is a Founder. Intel believes that the DTCP-IP technology is an important element in enabling protected transport of compressed content within the home network, and we continue to promote DTCP-IP for this application which enables greater consumer flexibility & use of premium entertainment content.
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