Yeah, a lot of what Galois does is funded by government grants of one sort or another. While my general opinion of the NSA is not favorable, I think that fundi

Yeah, a lot of what Galois does is funded by government grants of one sort or another. While my general opinion of the NSA is not favorable, I think that funding basic research in computer security is a legitimate part of their mission. Since Galois is blogging about it, I presume that the NSA isn't hoarding the technology for themselves. So, I see no immediate issue with them accepting money from the NSA.