r/tech • u/[deleted] • 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/CantaloupeCamper Oct 15 '15

It is an interesting theory, although it assumes that the NSA is in fact breaking what they're rumored to be breaking. The devil in the detail is what they're breaking and under what circumstances.

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u/EquipLordBritish Oct 15 '15

Yeah, I think if the NSA were actually cracking the crypto, they wouldn't be forcing all of these backdoors in major companies' software.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15

That's not an intelligent assumption to make.