The question here doesn't make sense does it? FIPS is a certification not an algorithm. It's like asking if my soundsystem that was THX certified would still be any good if the we found out their CEO was a crook. AES-256, Serpent, Twofish, etc... are all algorithms but only a few got FIPS certification.
On top of that, from all the articles I read, the NSA isn't actually cracking these protocals, they're using passwords and certificates gleamed from other sources as seed for cracking.
Finally, if you wanted to make sure there was no back door, you could always download the source of an open source project like TrueCrypt and compile it yourself after doing a code review.
Maybe it's just me but seeing people talk about a "fast track" is quite aggravating. Some of us also have been programming for years, went to college and suffered through all crap to get our piece of paper. Having a "fast track" kind of belittles the validity of my degree doesn't it? Maybe you're looking in the wrong place, how about one of those places where you can just buy the piece of paper, after all that's really what you want.
I have 2 45Gb drives also in a raid aray, they've been running for several months now without any problems. So far it seems like there are more satisfied ppl that not. Maybe there's something killing your drives.
The fact that DVD's can be copied without decrypting them is mentioned in Golstein's deposition. It was the only thing I read completely, and it's in there.
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The question here doesn't make sense does it? FIPS is a certification not an algorithm. It's like asking if my soundsystem that was THX certified would still be any good if the we found out their CEO was a crook. AES-256, Serpent, Twofish, etc... are all algorithms but only a few got FIPS certification.
On top of that, from all the articles I read, the NSA isn't actually cracking these protocals, they're using passwords and certificates gleamed from other sources as seed for cracking.
Finally, if you wanted to make sure there was no back door, you could always download the source of an open source project like TrueCrypt and compile it yourself after doing a code review.
Just food for thought...
Maybe it's just me but seeing people talk about a "fast track" is quite aggravating. Some of us also have been programming for years, went to college and suffered through all crap to get our piece of paper. Having a "fast track" kind of belittles the validity of my degree doesn't it? Maybe you're looking in the wrong place, how about one of those places where you can just buy the piece of paper, after all that's really what you want.
I would disagree with the off topic mod, look into the halting problem, you might get it then.
I have 2 45Gb drives also in a raid aray, they've been running for several months now without any problems. So far it seems like there are more satisfied ppl that not. Maybe there's something killing your drives.
The fact that DVD's can be copied without decrypting them is mentioned in Golstein's deposition. It was the only thing I read completely, and it's in there.