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Not really, no. There was nothing preventing the NSA from running lots of supernodes, just like they run lots of tor exit nodes. If it offered anything at all,
by lucian1900 13y ago
Not really, no. There was nothing preventing the NSA from running lots of supernodes, just like they run lots of tor exit nodes.
If it offered anything at all, it was a false sense of security.
- fulafel 13y agoRequiring the NSA to mount an expensive and invasive attack with high risk of exposure counts as pretty decent in my book. Especially back then, 10 years ago. Even people like Bruce Schneier didn't suspect the NSA would as ruthless as recently revealed.