NSA releases Linux-based open source infosec tool (ITNews)

Maybe. That's certainly what the *FBI* would like. But the NSA may be a little more schizophrenic about it. Their remit includes both intelligence gathering *and* counterintelligence, and, while it may be hard to remember of late, protecting our nation's data from spying is still part of their job. And I suspect there are some within the agency who are actually still smart enough to understand why back doors of any sort are inherently incompatible with that goal.

In any case, while I might be hesitant to use this to protect my *own* secrets, at least until it's been *thoroughly* audited and vetted by independent experts, if I were a government contractor, I'd have no hesitation to use this to protect the *government's* secrets! [evil_grin]