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TLDR: "RSA's contract made Dual Elliptic Curve the default option for producing random numbers in the RSA toolkit." Dual_EC_DRBG was a NIST standard.
by aortega 13y ago
TLDR: "RSA's contract made Dual Elliptic Curve the default option for producing random numbers in the RSA toolkit."
Dual_EC_DRBG was a NIST standard.
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- rhizome 13y agoMore specifically, it was RSA's "BSAFE" product which is problematic and was paid to be a default.
- throwaway_yy2Di 13y agoFrom the article: "RSA adopted the algorithm even before NIST approved it. The NSA then cited the early use of Dual Elliptic Curve inside the government to argue successfully for NIST approval, according to an official familiar with the proceedings."