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But they should totally have golden key back doors to everything and can surely keep THAT safe.
by sqldba 10y ago
But they should totally have golden key back doors to everything and can surely keep THAT safe.
- daxorid 10y agoNSA is not agitating for backdoors; FBI and other domestic law enforcement is.
- quxbar 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_EC_DRBG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_EC_DRBG
- rbanffy 10y agoWhy would they when the FBI and domestic law enforcement is doing their job for them? Also, a known backdoor not very useful for them.
- acdha 10y agoThey spent the 90s trying to get that access[1]. The timeline I've heard is that the failure to get the U.S. tech industry on board with easily-accessed systems caused them to focus on the kinds of mass exploit development we're hearing about now. 1. e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip or weak export-grade crypto