"The codebase [is] complicated enough that such a back door could be added without Niels being aware of it."
Well yes and no, a backdoor could be embedded into vista sure (hell theres bound to be quite a few 'back doors' they dont even know about) however this guy is making the encryption and is saying just the encryption part he is working on will not have a backdoor. This is because to code a backdoor into an encryption method is completely undermining the entire purpose of the encryption.
Thats how I read it anyway... If there is a delibrate backdoor I have no doubt it will be found at some point although it may be years down the line. Its going to take people a while to properly figure out how the system works and any anomolies in it.
Do you remember the big "Clean out your permanent search history" rush a while back, still around but not so much. That was when it was widely revealed IE was storing your browsing history in a hidden way as well as the usual way you could clear?
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"The codebase [is] complicated enough that such a back door could be added without Niels being aware of it."
Well yes and no, a backdoor could be embedded into vista sure (hell theres bound to be quite a few 'back doors' they dont even know about) however this guy is making the encryption and is saying just the encryption part he is working on will not have a backdoor. This is because to code a backdoor into an encryption method is completely undermining the entire purpose of the encryption.
Thats how I read it anyway... If there is a delibrate backdoor I have no doubt it will be found at some point although it may be years down the line. Its going to take people a while to properly figure out how the system works and any anomolies in it.
Do you remember the big "Clean out your permanent search history" rush a while back, still around but not so much. That was when it was widely revealed IE was storing your browsing history in a hidden way as well as the usual way you could clear?