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"Microsoft said that the key's symbol was '_NSAKEY' because the NSA is the technical review authority for U.S. crypography export controls, and the key ensures
by auiya 7y ago
"Microsoft said that the key's symbol was '_NSAKEY' because the NSA is the technical review authority for U.S. crypography export controls, and the key ensures compliance with U.S. export laws"
Occam's Razor.
- mapcars 7y agoI'm trying to understand what it means - does it mean your code have to have a symbol called `_NSAKEY`? Or how does it affect compliance?
- CrazyStat 7y agoThe entire signing system, of which these keys were part, was required to comply with US export controls.
- sehugg 7y agoOccam's Glomar
- CrazyStat 7y agoIn that case, why was it the backup key that was named after the NSA, and not the key that was actually used for this purpose in practice?