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It was broken before it hits the shelf. "They do not use(release) code, they can't crack"
by DefectiveDesign 13y ago
It was broken before it hits the shelf.
"They do not use(release) code, they can't crack"
- nknighthb 13y agoAre you alleging the NSA is violating its mandate by deliberately leaving top secret information vulnerable?
- mpyne 13y agoNot only that, but he's also alleging that NSA developed AES.
- nknighthb 13y agoRead in a literal sense, that is true, but the NSA has sufficient influence to exercise an effective veto over mass-market crypto just by saying they don't believe it's secure (whether that is true or not). If the NSA said "don't use AES", most people wouldn't use AES. They also could have easily spooked everyone off Rijndael during the AES selection process. For that reason, I don't generally find it useful to argue the point of exactly where Rijndael actually came from.
- diroussel 13y agoWell it highly unlikely that they were not involved in the selection process for AES, so in a sense they did develop AES. Also with Suite B, the NSA tells you want eliptic curve parameters to use. They may have chosen those parameters to suit there needs, should be need to break the encryption.