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LOL -- you didn't read the article did you? > The NSA (in particular, the exact same person who previously promoted DUAL_EC in ISO) proposed to include Simon &
by zer00eyz 8y ago
LOL -- you didn't read the article did you?
> The NSA (in particular, the exact same person
who previously promoted DUAL_EC in ISO) proposed to include Simon & Speck
The author is pointing out that the same person spit in your food before.
- vengefulduck 8y agoI'm nearly certain the parent commenter was being sarcastic.
- zer00eyz 8y agoThe original analogy was good - the commenter diminishes it by trying to portray the NSA person responsible as a different actor. This is the same person who has burned the community before. That old adage about fooling someone once applies here, and for good reason.
- mindslight 8y agoFocusing responsibility on the individual NSA agent is a red herring - the entire organization is the hostile party. Would you judge the situation differently if it were a different operative pushing Speck? The asset themselves probably isn't even privy to the actual existence of a backdoor, due to compartmentalization and for the sake of their own sincerity. They're more akin to the waiter. A waiter that doesn't want to think too hard about whether your food was spit in, as their job depends on not knowing. How are you doing today? smile
- setquk 8y agoThis is my entire original point. Literally being associated with the organisation taints the product if it is 100% legitimate or not.
- mindslight 8y agoThat's the waiter.