The way I see it, is that RSA Security, Inc. funded the DES cracking challenge primarily because secure e-Commence was crucial to business interests, and it hap

The way I see it, is that RSA Security, Inc. funded the DES cracking challenge primarily because secure e-Commence was crucial to business interests, and it happened to be aligned with civil liberties and privacy issues, but the latter one was not their motivation. They are not a charity, it's just business. So it won't be a surprise to me that RSA introduced Dual_EC_DRBG in the latter days. A faceless corporation is not something we put trust onto, although sometimes we can have some cooperation if we share common interests. RSA Security, Inc. should still be remembered for its role in removing DES and introducing Dual_EC_DRBG.