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I am not sure to agree with you, specially considering that the mainstream algorithms now in use are generally suggested by intelligence agencies themselfs. And

• detaro 9y ago
  > specially considering that the mainstream algorithms now in use are generally suggested by intelligence agencies themselfs. Some algorithms are recommended by government agencies, yes, but they mostly are not made by them, but are choosen from publicly suggested and studied algorithms. And the newer algorithms or variants considered state-of-the-art generally not government recommendations, since those processes are slower than public research - when researchers find new variants or find weaknesses in old ones software and open standards adjust far quicker than e.g. NIST recommendations.
• dsacco 9y ago
  > I am not sure to agree with you, specially considering that the mainstream algorithms now in use are generally suggested by intelligence agencies themselfs. What you’re now suggesting is very close to conspiracy territory. Most cryptosystems are developed outside the government. Moreover, if you look at the authors of many of the most prominent cryptographic primitives, they aren’t exactly fans of the NSA. Do you think that the NSA has backdoored the algorithms to the extent that the entirety of academia is in on it? That’s what it would take for what you’re suggesting to be true, because there’s a huge incentive to catch this if it’s occurring.