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4.2   How does Voyager handle SSL?

   Voyager   implements   SSL   through   the  use  of  SSLeay  (pronounced
S-S-L-e-a-y).    SSLeay  implements  SSLv2.   As  of  this  edition,  SSLv3
implementation is available only in SSLeay-0.8.0.

   Current  versions of SSLeay implement DES, RSA, RC4, IDEA, and Blowfish.
The  version used in Voyager is SSLeay 0.6.6, which supports RC4, IDEA, and
DES.

   Because  of  US  patent  laws,  there  is a very strong possibility that
SSLeay  cannot  legally  be  used  inside  the United States or Canada.  To
access  secure  sites while you and your computer are within the borders of
these  nations,  you  must  use the MiamiSSL library, which is supported by
Miami2.1  and  above.   You  can  get  the  latest  MiamiSSL  release  from
http://www.nordicglobal.com/.


   Once again, IT IS MOST LIKELY ILLEGAL TO USE SSLEAY WITHIN CANADA OR THE
UNITED STATES.

   This is taken from the SSLeay FAQ:

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In short:

-> outside the USA there should be no problems

->  inside the USA RSA hold patents over the RSA algorithms, however if you
use  RSAREF  (which SSLeay can link to) then non-commercial use is probably
okay.  RSAREF can also be licensed for commercial use from Consensus.

->IDEA  may  be a problem inside Europe and RC4 inside the USA; both can be
removed  with  a  simple  compile-time option or you can simply licence the
IDEA algorithm.
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