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> The DUAL_EC_DRBG is a great example of how "golden keys" can be implemented securely, Edward Snowden proved how this is far from secure. There are people fro
by NoMoreNicksLeft 12y ago
> The DUAL_EC_DRBG is a great example of how "golden keys" can be implemented securely,
Edward Snowden proved how this is far from secure. There are people from the NSA, who if they wanted to spy on a girlfriend, could walk out with those keys.
The underlying problem is that you're no longer relying on technological security and mathematical certainty, but rather on human security and the capriciousness of people who earn $65,000/year to keep secrets.
There's no security at all there.