NSA Infiltrated RSA Deeper Than Imagined

Rambo Tribble (1273454) writes "Reuters is reporting that the U.S. National Security Agency managed to have security firm RSA adopt not just one, but two security tools, further facilitating NSA eavesdropping on Internet communications. The newly discovered software is dubbed 'Extended Random', and is intended to facilitate the use of the already known 'Dual Elliptic Curve' encryption software's back door. Researchers from several U.S. universities discovered Extended Random and assert it could help crack Dual Elliptic Curve encrypted communications 'tens of thousands of times faster'."

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Re:If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

[flyingfsck]

Why? Because the Yanks realized that the European encryption tools are stronger than the American and they wanted people to use their inferior algorithms. That is why. Any self respecting computer Geek knew that all along.