Hey all you "never do cryptography yourself" people, here's _yet more_ proof you've been wrong the whole time: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/31/us-usa-security-nsa-rsa-idUSBREA2U0TY20140331?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=992637 …
@andmatand @dotstdy @Jonathan_Blow All cryptography downstream from the RNG _fails_ if the RNG fails. It's as important as everything else.
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@andmatand@dotstdy@Jonathan_Blow Second, yes, many other components have already been discovered to be compromised. -
@andmatand@dotstdy@Jonathan_Blow As an extremely scary example, see http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cl.cam.ac.uk%2F~sps32%2Fches2012-backdoor.pdf&ei=5Qg6U-W4MqbmyQHAuoHQAw&usg=AFQjCNGyS6e2CSmoqGX77S2V0rzxAL94EA … - that's a _hardware_ backdoor, even!!
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