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minus-squareDeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·21 hours agoFrom security agencies, presumably… Got me? No! Security agencies create encryption for their own usage. This means they want it to be mathematically as strong as possible, to protect their secrets from enemy security agencies. Why would they backdoor their own protection system? They’ll just go through the side door instead.
minus-squareAnimalsDream@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·17 hours agoThe Snowden docs proved that the NSA was intentionally weakening some encryption standards to make them amenable for cracking. Then there’s also the constant pressure from the FBI to make it law that encryption technologies must have backdoors. These are both public record.
From security agencies, presumably…
Got me? No!
Security agencies create encryption for their own usage. This means they want it to be mathematically as strong as possible, to protect their secrets from enemy security agencies. Why would they backdoor their own protection system?
They’ll just go through the side door instead.
The Snowden docs proved that the NSA was intentionally weakening some encryption standards to make them amenable for cracking.
Then there’s also the constant pressure from the FBI to make it law that encryption technologies must have backdoors. These are both public record.