XKeyscore: NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does, on the internet

[Faraz]

Right, I made the assumption that most VPNs are using forward secrecy...

which is obviously not the case.

On 01/08/13 23:43, SiNA Rabbani wrote:
>
> For example, In Iran which is funny how its mentioned in slide 16,
> weak encryption is common.  Most VPN providers sell PPTP with MSCHAP
> (thanks to the built in windows client) which I think is as weak as
> the password set.
>
> Three VPN logins are being emailed from providers to users in plain text.
> It can't be too difficult for NSA or anyone analyzing the traffic to
> decrypt the VPN content.
>
> --SiNA
>
> On Aug 1, 2013 4:38 AM, "Faraz" <faraz_mah at lavabit.com
> <mailto:faraz_mah at lavabit.com>> wrote:
>
>     What's are peoples take on slide 17?
>
>     "Show me all VPN startups in country X, and give me data so I can
>     decrypt and discover user"
>     http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jul/31/nsa-xkeyscore-program-full-presentation
>
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