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NSA's Backdoor of the PX1000-Cr
In 1983, the PX-1000 pocket telex used DES encryption. But with help of Philips, the NSA managed to replace DES with an alternative (weaker) algorithm that they could break. That NSA algorithm is now broken.
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Security & PrivacyHardware & Electronics2022
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2022 | NSA's Backdoor of the PX1000-Cr by sohkamyung | 269 | 64 |
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Linked from 4 Hacker News comments by 4 different people, from Nov 2020 to Feb 2024.
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