| ▲ | dylan604 3 days ago | |||||||
Maybe my tinfoil hat is a bit too tight, but every time fedgov wants a new algo certified I question how strong it is and if they've already figured out a weakness. Once bitten twice shy or something???? | ||||||||
| ▲ | jiggawatts 3 days ago | parent [-] | |||||||
The NSA has definitely weakened or back-doored crypto. It’s not a conspiracy or even a secret! It was a matter of (public) law in the 90s, such as “export grade” crypto. Most recently Dual_EC_DRBG was forced on American vendors by the NSA, but the backdoor private key was replaced by Chinese hackers in some Juniper devices and used by them to spy on westerners. Look up phrase likes “nobody but us” (NOBUS), which is the aspirational goal of these approaches, but often fails, leaving everyone including Americans and their allies exposed. | ||||||||
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