DOSC TWiki snapshot as of mid-2005
RSA is a public key? encryption algorithm that was thought up by Ronald Rivest?, Adi Shamir?, and Leonard Adleman?.
RSA is currently used in web browsers? and other client-server software to establish secure key exchange? for online shopping, banking, etc... The RSA patent went into the public domain? on __. The company celebrated the event by giving away free T-shirts with the basic algorithm printed on them (we should get pictures -- they're great!)