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The last sentence of the summary is totally contradicted by reality: Seeking to understand how NIST, a U.S. government agency, was able to remain a purveyor of
by jeffrallen 4y ago
The last sentence of the summary is totally contradicted by reality: Seeking to understand how NIST, a U.S. government agency, was able to
remain a purveyor of cryptographic algorithms despite the Dual_EC_DRBG
problem, we examine the Dual_EC_DRBG situation, NIST's response, and
why a non-regulatory, non-national security U.S. agency remains a
successful international supplier of strong cryptographic solutions.
NIST is wholly without credibility, and as a result, the industry uses x25519 and other non-NIST algorithms. Djb's flap with NIST about transparency in the PQC selection process is more evidence that they are fatally compromised.