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They wouldn't go public with such information. They would very quietly get the most important parts moved off of it, quickly, with as little noise as possible.
by AnimalMuppet 3y ago
They wouldn't go public with such information. They would very quietly get the most important parts moved off of it, quickly, with as little noise as possible.
- sandworm101 3y agoMoving any part of the US government off of AES would be noticed. The NSA doesn't send IT people to do installs. They set standards which are then incorporated into products by outside contractors selling to government agencies. Any attempted migration away from AES would be news here on HN within hours.
- c0pium 3y agoAs an example of one such standard which was recently updated and still includes AES256, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_National_Security_Algorithm_Suite https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_National_Security...
- tptacek 3y agoThat’s not the point: if there’s a grave flaw in AES, other countries can find it too.