The NSA is dual purpose. Both as a signals spy agency and a signals counterintelligence agency.
And ultimately, what's the difference between a publicly vetted algorithm proposed by the NSA and a publicly vetted algorithm proposed by someone else?
Everyone points at the Dual EC fiasco, but if vulnerabilities are possible either way it seems like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
And ultimately, what's the difference between a publicly vetted algorithm proposed by the NSA and a publicly vetted algorithm proposed by someone else?
Everyone points at the Dual EC fiasco, but if vulnerabilities are possible either way it seems like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.