The Register - Has the NSA broken EU encryption?
jf_avon at freedom.net
jf_avon at freedom.net
Sun Mar 11 14:14:38 PST 2001
On Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:41:18 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote:
>Why would they use a cryptosystem that was easily broken,
>(other than GSM mobile phones, of course),
>rather than a decently strong cryptosystem where the
>main problem is theft of keys from the relevant users?
possible answers:
1) because, for a variety of reason, they like "made here" stuff AND/OR they had money to
absolutely spend. Grand projects like that are good for rallying the troops and inducing all sort of
state-desired emotions. Rule Umpteen of govt: why buy off-the-shelf when you can spend twenty
times to get to copies of custom-made inferior product?
2) because they *know* that everything else is operationnally broken (yeah, right! )
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