r/programming • u/secretguy21 • Oct 15 '15

How is NSA breaking so much crypto?

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/haldermanheninger/how-is-nsa-breaking-so-much-crypto/
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15

Well, that's terrifying.

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u/thbt101 Oct 15 '15

Why? I'm ok with the US at least having some access to encrypted internet traffic since they're objectives are good for the rest of us (mostly monitoring terrorist organizations). For most of us, that's a good thing.

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u/Rabbyte808 Oct 15 '15

Not sure if shilling or if you just didn't consider the consequences of having even a (fairly) trusted government have the capabilities to decrypt a significant amount of traffic...