[Cryptography] RSA Crypto is officially insecure due to NIST

[Zenaan Harkness]

On Sun, Apr 02, 2017 at 07:18:57PM -0400, grarpamp wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 5:49 PM, Tom A. <thomasasta at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 11:21 PM, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > WARNING
> >
> > #RSA Crypto is insecure:
> > http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/nistir-8105/nistir_8105_draft.pdf
> >
> >
> >> > GoldBug.sf.net seems to be the only Messenger & Email Client using NTRU
> >> > or
> >> > McEliece in an open source implementation, both are considered as
> >> > quantum
> >> > resistant.
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> With all due respect, it could be great software, however historical
> >> evidence shows that you absolutely *must* prove that out
> >
> >
> > All can do that, its open source.
> >
> >>You need to seriously search, research, evaulate, and audit
> > even here:
> > https://sf.net/projects/goldbug/files/bigseven-crypto-audit.pdf
> 
> Of course we should not discount new so called "auditors" whose
> names have "never been heard of before", everyone deserves free
> entry into the business. But we should thoroughly examine
> their statements as to their correctness, and herald or return
> for reexamination their assertions upon review.

Any auditor who fails to mention at least by reference to, the
substantial concerns raised on this list over the years re the "goldbug"
software and people and their public communications, is also prima facie
suspect.