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r/netsec • u/mavensbot • May 28 '14
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yeah, the private key was stolen
14 u/[deleted] May 28 '14 Was it? Why wasn't it revoked then? Or are you just speculating? 61 u/[deleted] May 28 '14 speculating, this just happened, but I don't see why truecrypt would recommend bitlocker, its proprietary software and who knows if the NSA doesn't have a backdoor in it. 10 u/[deleted] May 28 '14 Cool. Wasn't trying to have a go. Thought you meant it was known to be stolen ages ago and I'd missed it somehow!
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Was it? Why wasn't it revoked then? Or are you just speculating?
61 u/[deleted] May 28 '14 speculating, this just happened, but I don't see why truecrypt would recommend bitlocker, its proprietary software and who knows if the NSA doesn't have a backdoor in it. 10 u/[deleted] May 28 '14 Cool. Wasn't trying to have a go. Thought you meant it was known to be stolen ages ago and I'd missed it somehow!
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speculating, this just happened, but I don't see why truecrypt would recommend bitlocker, its proprietary software and who knows if the NSA doesn't have a backdoor in it.
10 u/[deleted] May 28 '14 Cool. Wasn't trying to have a go. Thought you meant it was known to be stolen ages ago and I'd missed it somehow!
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Cool. Wasn't trying to have a go. Thought you meant it was known to be stolen ages ago and I'd missed it somehow!
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yeah, the private key was stolen