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Not sure why you're being downvoted. This is literally the company that built in "_NSAKEY" into the kernel, which is still present (just called "_KEY2" now.
by HappyTypist 9y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted. This is literally the company that built in "_NSAKEY" into the kernel, which is still present (just called "_KEY2" now.
- kevingadd 9y agoPutting some sort of security backdoor or snooping feature into your software (likely by government order) is pretty different from 'M$ gives 0days to spy agencies and delays fixing them'. _NSAKEY, whatever it is, doesn't resemble the situation the original article is describing.
- repples 9y agoIf "_key2" is an public key embedded within Windows, then presumably there exists one or more holders of the private key somewhere - what exactly are they able to do with this key? I've seen a lot of concern about "_key2" and "_NSAKEY" being expressed over the years, but scant technical detail.