Bruce Schneier personal blog
The Strange Story of Dual_EC_DRBG – suspected NSA backdoor (2007)
Random numbers are critical for cryptography: for encryption keys, random authentication challenges, initialization vectors, nonces, key-agreement schemes, generating prime numbers and so on. Break the random-number generator, and most of the time you break the entire security system. Which is why you should worry…
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Security & PrivacyCrypto & Blockchain2013
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2013 | The Strange Story of Dual_EC_DRBG – suspected NSA backdoor (2007) by sfscs | 233 | 75 |
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