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Subject: [security-services] SAML IMPL ATTESTERS!! -- statements of awarenessof IPR claims are needed
Hi, Karl Best has informed Joe & I that along with the (many, thank you) SAML implementation attestations, that we need to have the attesting implementors also state that they are AWARE that IPR claims have been made w.r.t. the SAML specifications. [note that this *DOES NOT* mean that anyone is required to state that they have "complied" with the claims]. **PLEASE**, if you sent a SAML implementation attestation message to the security-services list, *SEND A FOLLOWUP MESSAGE* to the security-services list stating that you're AWARE of the IPR claims made on the SAML spec. Please do this BY TUESDAY 25-Jun-2002 (next week) -- the message is really short and boilerplate is included immediately below. Both a pointer to the IPR claims statement made on SAML by RSA, and a copy of the claims letter itself, are attached at the end of this message for your convenience. Here's a good example, cited by Karl, of kind of followup message we're asking you to send.. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ebxml-cppa/200206/msg00031.html Based on that example, here's boilerplate you may use in crafting your message.. Regarding the successful use statement made on <DATE> by <MYCOMPANY> at <URL of original attestation messsage sent to security-services>, <MYCOMPANY> would like to further note that it is aware of IPR claims sent to OASIS concerning implementations of the OASIS SAML 1.0 specification. THANKS for your attention to this matter!! Jeff & Joe ---------- RSAs IPR claims wrt SAML are located here.. Statement of intent from RSA regarding Intellectual Property Rights http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/security/rsa-ipr-statement-SAML3b-OASIS-2002-04-22.shtml ..and here is a copy for your reading convenience.. ------------------------------------- To: OASIS Executive Director From: Margaret K. Seif, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, RSA Security Inc. Date: April 22, 2002 Subject: IPR Letter of Intent RSA Security Inc. ("RSA") is the assignee of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,085,320 and 6,189,098, both entitled "Client/Server Protocol for Proving Authenticity". RSA believes that these two patents (collectively, "the RSA Patents") may be relevant to practicing certain operational modes of the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) specifications. In the interest of encouraging deployment of these technologies, RSA is willing to grant non-exclusive, royalty-free licenses on a non-discriminatory basis under the RSA Patents to make, use and sell products conforming to the SAML specifications ("Licensed Products"), under a reciprocal arrangement where licensees agree to grant RSA comparable royalty-free licenses under any patent rights they may assert with respect to the SAML specifications. The reciprocity of the licensing is limited to only that intellectual property required to implement the assertions, protocols, bindings, and profiles defined by the SAML specifications. The license terms for the RSA Patents will permit end-users to use the Licensed Products. However, in the event that a Licensed Product is a product (such as a toolkit product or operating system service) that is used to develop other products, the licensee of the RSA Patents must require users of the Licensed Products to obtain a license directly from RSA for the RSA Patents. RSA will grant such licenses on the same royalty-free terms described above. RSA welcomes comments on this proposal and looks forward to further collaboration with OASIS. --- end
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